The nurse is teaching the client about a newly prescribed systemic antifungal drug. What sign or symptom should the nurse instruct the client to report to the provider immediately?

A patient has sustained a spinal cord injury resulting in paraplegia. To promote skin integrity, the nurse should include which of the following when teaching the patient?

A) Reposition yourself every 4 hours. B) Reposition yourself in the wheelchair every 3 hours. C) Eat a diet high in calcium and vitamin D. D) Keep your skin meticulously clean.

During report, a nurse finds that she has been assigned to care for a patient with AIDS. She is refusing to care for him because he has AIDS. The nurse has an obligation to this patient under which legal premise?

A) Good Samaritan Act B) Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) C) Patient Self-Determination Act D) ANA Code of Ethics

A living organ donor is 1 hour postoperative after donating a kidney. The critical care nurse caring for the patient notes that the patient is clammy and pale. The nurse knows the patient is exhibiting symptoms of what?

A) Urinary retention B) Shock C) Increased blood pressure D) Normal symptoms of anesthetic administration

A community health nurse is testing the theory of locus of control (LOC). Which client demonstrates the internal control concept of this theory?

1. A client who takes an active role in all health decisions 2. A client who allows the primary care provider to make all the decisions 3. A client who does not make any decisions without his or her spouse's input 4. A client who relies on information from the local hospital for his or her health needs