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When attempting to reduce benefits costs, which is the best solution for employers?

A nurse administers an antihypertensive medication to a patient at the scheduled time of 0900. The nursing assistive personnel (NAP) then reports to the nurse that the patient’s blood pressure was low when it was taken at 0830. The NAP states that she was busy and had not had a chance to tell the nurse yet. The patient begins to complain of feeling dizzy and light-headed. The blood pressure is rechecked and it has dropped even lower. In which phase of the nursing process did the nurse first make an error?

You are starting your shift and have received reports for the following four clients. Which client would you see first?

Which surgical patient has the greatest risk for post-operative respiratory complications?

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows certain employees to take up to twelve weeks unpaid leave will ill.

The nurse recognizes that the use of spinal anesthesia would be particularly beneficial to a patient who needs surgery in which situation?  Select only ONE answer 

You are caring for a 43 year old obese female with diabetes mellitus type 2.  She is admitted with right lower leg cellulitis and gangrene of her right toe. What is the priority nursing action?

A patient with pneumonia has been coughing up green sputum, has a fever of 101 degrees Fahrenheit, and has shortness of breath with scattered wheezing and rhonchi. She has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension and anxiety.  Which medication should the administer first?

The nurse is caring for a 76 year old patient who is 2 days postoperative for a total right hip replacement.  Which medication is the priority to administer?

What is the benefit of creating concept maps when caring for patients? (Select all that apply.)