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What intervention will the LPN implement in order to promote wound healing for a client that is one day post-operative following abdominal surgery?

The LPN  is reinforcing teaching a client about healing a minor surgical wound by first (primary) intention. What will the LPN include?

The nurse is teaching a group of students about implementing EBP (evidence-based practice) to control pain. Which statement by a student best describes an understanding of evidence-based care?

A physician directs the nurse to get written consent from a client who has to undergo multiple laboratory and diagnostic examinations. As a rule, written consent must confirm that the client understands the test and will undergo them voluntarily. What else is necessary to make the client’s written consent valid?

Which nursing intervention is most effective at breaking the chain of infection?

What is the best nursing action when the LPN discovers the client’s abdominal wound has dehisced and is eviscerated? Select all that apply.

A nurse is caring for a patient who requires teaching about a heart-healthy diet. The patient states that she is a visual learner. When selecting handouts for the patient to read, the nurse should ensure the handouts:

A patient has been placed on a feeding tube. To prevent aspiration, in which position does the nurse place the patient’s bed?

In order to provide effective nursing care, the nurse should engage in what type of communication with the patient and significant others?

A nurse is caring for a female client who has been hospitalized for a right-sided cerebrovascular accident (CVA/Stroke). The client is impulsive and confused. She has weakness on the left side of her body and requires assistance when ambulating. What is the nurse’s highest priority when caring for this client?