A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a femur fracture and is in

skeletal traction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Loosen the knots on the ropes if the client is experiencing pain

Ensure the client's weights are hanging freely from the bed

Check the client's bony prominence every 12 hours

Cleanse the client's pin sites with povidone-iodine. - Ensure the client's weights are

hanging freely from the bed

A nurse in a provider's office is reinforcing teaching with a client who has anemia

& has been taking ferrous gluconate for several weeks. Which of the following

instructions should the nurse include?

Take this medications between meals.

Limit intake of Vitamin C while taking this medication.

Take this medication with milk.

Limit intake of whole grains while taking this medication - Take this medication

between meals

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is postoperative after having an

ileostomy established. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include

in the teaching?

Empty the pouch immediately after meals.

Change the entire appliance once a day.

Limit fluid intake.

Avoid medications in capsule or enteric form. - Avoid medications in capsule or

enteric form.

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has an intestinal

obstruction and is receiving continuous gastrointestinal decompression using a

nasogastric tube. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in

the plan of care?