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A client visits the health care facility for a scheduled physical assessment. What should the nurse do when physically assessing the quality of the client’s oxygenation? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal cancer. The nurse observes the client’s family assisting with all activities of daily living (ADLs). Which rationale for self-care should the nurse communicate to the family?

A 75 year-old client who has experienced many chronic illnesses refuses further life-sustaining interventions including artificial nutrition and hydration. The client is competent, understands the consequences of their actions and persists in refusing treatment. An ethics consult has been placed as both the client’s children and health care provider do not agree with the client’s decision. Who is the appropriate decision maker in this situation?

What is a recommended nursing intervention for problems related to immobility?

The nurse is caring for an older adult post-surgical client who will be immobile for several weeks. Which evidence prompts the nurse to monitor for a risk for infection?

A client has been prescribed patient-controlled analgesic (PCA). Which statement by the nurse, when providing education, is accurate?

A nurse walks by a client’s room and observes a visitor performing a healing ritual. The nurse remarks to a coworker that the ritual is a waste of time and disruptive to the other clients on the floor. What is the nurse displaying?

A client who is post-operative major abdominal surgery is experiencing constipation. The nurse should administer a laxative to prevent which wound complication while straining to have a bowel movement?

The client who has nausea, vomiting and diarrhea is at greatest risk for which condition?

A nurse is caring for a client who has abdominal breathing at 30 to 60 breaths/minute with an irregular pattern of rate and depth. What age group is this breathing pattern most consistent with?