The nurse is administering medications to clients on a medical unit. Which medications should the nurse question administering?
a. the steroid, prednisone, to the client diagnosed with COPD
b. the anticoagulant, enoxaprin (Lovenox), to a client who had knee surgery
c. the antiplatelet, ticlopidine (Ticlid), to a client being prepared for surgery
d. the ACE inhibitor, captopril (Capoten), to a client who has a blood pressure (BP) of 100/68
Which client should the nurse on the medical unit assess first after receiving the morning shift report?
Which client should the nurse on the vascular unit assess first after receiving the shift report? The client with an above the knee amputation who needs a full body lift to get in the wheelchair. The charge nurse of a long-term care facility is making assignments.
Which client should the newborn nursery nurse assess first after receiving Shift report?
40. Which client would the newborn nursery nurse assess first after receiving shift report? 1. The newborn who has chignon.
Which should the nurse assess first?
Begin first with the patient who has the highest priority and progress to the patient who has the lowest priority. A nurse is performing a complete physical assessment of an adolescent.
Which information should the experienced home health HH nurse discuss when orienting a new nurse to HH nursing?
Which information should the experienced home health (HH) nurse discuss when orienting a new nurse to HH nursing? "You should not go out with him as long as she is a client of our agency." The home health (HH) aide tells the HH nurse that the grandson of the client she is caring for asked her out on a date.