A middle-aged client is dying and tells the nurse that he hopes of living to see his daughter graduating from college the following month. The nurse understands the client's frame of mind. Which stage of dying is the client going through?
A) Bargaining and developing awareness
B) Reactive depression
C) Preparatory depression
D) Denial and isolation
A
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A nurse is caring for a pregnant client who is hypertensive. Which additional clinical manifestations leads the nurse to believe that the client is experiencing early preeclampsia?
A) Persistent headache B) Excessive protein in the urine C) Right-sided abdominal pain D) Severe epigastric pain
Pink, frothy sputum is expectorated by patients diagnosed with ______________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A client who has diabetes mellitus has developed an open sore on a foot and is having trouble meeting goals for exercising. After the client spends a week in the hospital receiving wound care and antibiotics, the nurse decides to notify:
1. The physical therapist. 2. The pharmacy. 3. The case manager. 4. The occupational therapist.
The nurse needs to obtain a urine specimen from a client with an indwelling urinary catheter. What should the nurse do when collecting this specimen?
1. Withdraw 30 mL of urine for a routine urinalysis. 2. Perform catheter care before obtaining the specimen. 3. Apply sterile gloves before retrieving the urine specimen. 4. Send the specimen immediately or refrigerate it for later pickup. 5. Clamp the drainage tubing for 30 minutes if there is no urine in the catheter.