The RN is preparing assignments for the day shift on a medical-surgical unit. Which task is MOST appropriate to assign to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

The charge nurse on a long-term care unit is making shift assignments. Which client is MOST appropriate to assign to the LPN/LVN?

A patient is admitted with confirmed active pulmonary tuberculosis and a productive cough. Which type of transmission-based precaution should the nurse implement?

A nurse is caring for four patients on a medical-surgical unit. Which patient requires contact precautions?

A parent tells the nurse that her 2-year-old has been throwing tantrums and refusing to cooperate with dressing and bathing. The nurse explains that this behavior is most consistent with which Eriksonian stage?

A nurse caring for a hospitalized 8-year-old observes the child spending long periods building block towers and then asking staff to admire the finished structure. According to Erikson, this behavior reflects mastery of which developmental task?

A nurse is speaking with a client who says, ‘I feel like nobody at work respects me anymore.’ Which response by the nurse best demonstrates the therapeutic technique of reflection?

A client with depression tells the nurse, ‘I just feel empty all the time. Nothing helps.’ The nurse responds, ‘Tell me more about what a typical day feels like for you.’ This response is the best example of which communication technique?

A nurse is helping a client with right-sided hemiplegia put on a button-front shirt. Which action demonstrates correct dressing technique?

A nurse is providing oral hygiene to an unconscious client. Which action is the highest priority before beginning the procedure?

A nurse prepares to give a scheduled oral medication to a client on a medical-surgical unit. After scanning the medication, the nurse asks the client to state their full name and date of birth and compares the responses to the client’s wristband. Which of the rights of medication administration does this step address?

A nurse is preparing to give a subcutaneous injection of regular insulin to a client with type 1 diabetes. After drawing up the correct dose, the nurse selects the abdomen as the injection site. Which action should the nurse take when inserting the needle?

A nurse is caring for a patient with decompensated heart failure who is receiving IV diuretic therapy. Documented vital signs over 6 hours are as follows:

0800: BP 146/90 mmHg, HR 88/min, RR 20/min, SpO2 95%
1000: BP 140/86 mmHg, HR 94/min, RR 22/min, SpO2 93%
1200: BP 136/82 mmHg, HR 98/min, RR 24/min, SpO2 91%
1400: BP 130/78 mmHg, HR 104/min, RR 26/min, SpO2 89%

The patient reports increasing shortness of breath and states, “I feel worse than I did this morning.” Which action should the nurse take first?

A nurse is caring for a patient six hours after open abdominal surgery. Current vital signs are: temperature 38.9 degrees C (102 degrees F), heart rate 118 beats per minute, blood pressure 94/60 mmHg, and respiratory rate 24 breaths per minute. The patient is restless and has produced only 30 mL of urine over the past two hours. Which assessment finding is the priority concern?

A nurse assesses a client with a 20-year history of left-sided heart failure. Which finding is most directly caused by this condition?

A client with prolonged diarrhea has a serum potassium of 3.0 mEq/L. Which electrocardiogram (ECG) change should the nurse anticipate?