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A 76-year-old client who recently lost his wife is admitted for surgery. The nurse is using Erikson as a psychosocial framework for client assessment. Which of the following behaviors would alert the nurse that the client has an alteration in the integrity stage of his psychosocial development?

Which of the following measures would be most beneficial in preventing pneumonia in the post-operative patient?

Prior to administering a medication, the nurse provides the client with rationale for taking the medication. This nurse is observing which principle related to the client’s rights during drug administration?

A client at an outpatient clinic is ordered to receive amoxicillin (Amoxil) for an infection. Which nursing intervention is not appropriate?

A client has been receiving a cephalosporin for 20 days to treat a severe bacterial infection. The client complains of mouth pain, and the nurse assesses white patches in the client’s mouth. The nurse should take which action?

In planning to teach an older adult client, the nurse should incorporate which method or principle into the plan?

A client is ordered to have wet-to-dry dressings twice a day. Which of the following statements if made by the client would demonstrate understanding of this procedure?

A client is ordered to have wet-to-dry dressings twice a day. Which of the following statements if made by the client would demonstrate understanding of this procedure?

The nurse should add which of these interventions to the care plan of a client with hypernatremia and a normal circulating blood volume?

The nurse is performing a cultural assessment.  Which of the following are components of a cultural assessment? (Select all that apply.)