A client at 34 weeks' gestation is lying on an examination table while the nurse asks questions. The client says she is feeling dizzy. What intervention by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A) Measure orthostatic pressures.
B) Have her get up and walk around.
C) Provide her with a glass of juice.
D) Turn her on her left side.
D
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A nurse is caring for a patient whose skin cancer will soon be removed by excision. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform?
A) Teach the patient about early signs of secondary blistering diseases. B) Teach the patient about self-care after treatment. C) Assess the patient's risk for recurrent malignancy. D) Assess the patient for adverse effects of radiotherapy.
The nurse is caring for a client with a gastric ulcer who suddenly develops sharp mid-epigastric pain. The nurse notes that the client's abdomen is hard and very tender to light palpation. Which is the priority action of the nurse?
a. Place the client in a knee-chest position. b. Prepare the client for emergency surgery. c. Insert a nasogastric (NG) tube to low intermittent suction. d. Assess the client's pain and administer analgesics.
The female client is awake, alert, and oriented for administration of oral medication. Which does the nurse implement to administer prescribed medication?
1. Evaluate the client's ability to take the medications unassisted. 2. Leave medications on the breakfast tray for client to take later. 3. Ask the client if she wants to hold the medications in her hand. 4. Hold the medicine cup to client's lips and tip it into the mouth.
Leadership and management are similar in that they both
a. Involve influence b. Entail working with others c. Are concerned with effective goal management d. Focus on adaptive and constructive change