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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? 

A client admitted with heart failure requires careful monitoring of their fluid status. Which method will provide the nurse with the best indication of the client’s fluid status?

What term best describes a nurse’s ability to understand another person’s culture, demonstrate knowledge of it, and accept and respect the difference between their culture and the client’s?

A child is mentally preparing for the death of their parent. What is the term for this mental preparation?