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The nurse is caring for a 3-month-old girl with meningitis. She has a positive Kernig's sign. The nurse expects her to react to discomfort if she:

A client is having an amniocentesis. Prior to the procedure, an ultrasound is performed. In preparing the client, the nurse explains the reason for a sonogram in this situation to be:

The nurse is caring for a 6-week-old girl with meningitis. To help her develop a sense of trust, the nurse should:

A 2-year-old child is recovering from surgery. Considering growth and development according to Erikson, the nurse identifies which of the following play activities as most appropriate?

A client undergoes a transurethral resection, prostate (TURP). He returns from surgery with a three-way continuous Foley irrigation of normal saline in progress. The purpose of this bladder irrigation is to prevent:

Parents should be taught not to prop the bottle when feeding their infants. In addition to the risk of choking, it puts the infant at risk for:

The nurse is admitting a client with folic acid deficiency anemi Which of the following questions is most important for the nurse to ask the client?

The physician orders medication for a client's unpleasant side effects from the haloperidol. The most appropriate drug at this time is:

A client is to be discharged from the hospital and is to continue taking warfarin 2.5 mg po bid. Which of the following should be included in her discharge teaching concerning the warfarin therapy?

A female client is started on warfarin (Coumadin) 5 mg po bid. To adequately evaluate the effectiveness of the warfarin therapy, the nurse must know that this medication:

To prevent transmission of bacterial meningitis,the nurse would instruct an infected baby's mother to:

During the active phase of rheumatic fever, the nurse teaches parents of a child with acute rheumatic fever to assist in minimizing joint pain and promoting healing by:

A 30-year-old client has been admitted to the psychiatric service with the diagnosis of schizophreni He tells the nurse that when the woman he had been dating broke up with him, the CIA had replaced her with an identical twin. The client is experiencing:

The initial focus when providing nursing care for a child with rheumatic fever during the acute phase of the illness should be to:

On the third postpartum day, the nurse would expect the lochia to be:

Cystic fibrosis is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. This means that:

The nurse assesses a postoperative mastectomy client and notes that breath sounds are diminished in both posterior bases. The nurse's action should be to:

In planning daily care for a client with multiple sclerosis, the nurse would take into consideration that multiple sclerosis:

Which of the following physician's orders would the nurse question on a client with chronic arterial insufficiency?

Four days after admission for cirrhosis of the liver,the nurse observes the following when assessing a male client:increased irritability asterixis,and changes in his speech pattern Which of the following foods would be appropriate for his bedtime snack?