A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information

about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. which of the following findings

should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy? -

Lymphedema

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's via continuos IV infusion at 200 ml/hr.

The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse set

the IV ump to administer? - 33

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for

sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following client statements indicates an

understanding of the teaching? - I should lie down when I take this medication

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client following total hip

arthroplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching. -

Install a raised toilet seat in your bathroom

A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization. which of the

following actions should the nurse take. - Maintain the client's affected extremity in

extension

A nurse is caring for a client who has a lower extremity fracture and a prescription for

crutches. which of the following client statements indicates that the client is adapting to

their role change? - I will need to have my partner take over shopping for groceries and

cooking the meals for us

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has an impaired immune system due to

chemotherapy. which of the following information should the nurse include in the

teaching? - Change your pet's litter box daily

a nurse is caring for a client who has a contusion and reports thirst. The client's urinary

output was 4,000 ml over past 24 hr. the nurse should anticipate a prescription for which

of the following IV medications? - Desmopressin

A nurse in a clinic receives a phone call from a client who recently started therapy with an

ACE inhibitor and reports nagging dry cough. Which of the following responses by the

nurse is appropriate? - Sucking on a lozenge may reduce the frequency of your cough

A nurse is taking an admission history from a client who reports Raynaud's disease. Which

of the following assessment findings should the nurse identify as a parenteral trigger for

exacerbation of Raynaud's? - Using nicotine transdermal patch