The nurse is caring for a 6-year-old client who was brought…

The nurse is caring for a 6-year-old client who was brought to the primary healthcare provider’s office by their parents with complaints of severe abdominal pain. The parents reported that the pain has been present for around 4 hours and that the client has had 2 episodes of vomiting in the last 8 hours. The parents report the client’s temperature prior to arriving was 100.4 F.   Which of the following assessments does the nurse recognize should be completed first?     

The nurse is caring for an adolescent client who was admitte…

The nurse is caring for an adolescent client who was admitted to the unit for nutritional support related to their diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. The client is mildly dehydrated, has a potassium level of 3.4 mEq/L (reference range: 3.5-5.0 mEq/L), and has experienced weight loss of more than 25% of their body weight within the past 3 months. What does the nurse identify as the primary goal for this client?