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A nurse in the intensive care unit is caring for a client in the immediate postoperative period following abdominal surgery. The nurse receives several prescriptions. Which prescription should the nurse initiate first? Click on the exhibit button for additional information. - Answer Normal saline 2 L via rapid IV bolus. A housekeeping employee tells the staff nurse of having a headache and asks for acetaminophen. How should the nurse respond? - Answer Refer employee to the employee health provider. The school nurse assesses an 8-year-old with a history of asthma. The nurse notes mild wheezing and coughing. Which action should the nurse perform first? - Answer Assess the client's peak expiratory flow. A client comes to the community mental health clinic seeking treatment for severe anxiety associated with a recent job promotion that requires a 30-minute commute via train. The nurse recognizes that this client most likely suffers from which psychological disorder? - Answer Agoraphobia A client who is diagnosed with breast cancer asks the nurse, "Am I going to die?" Which statement by the nurse promotes a therapeutic relationship? - Answer "People with cancer experience fear of dying; tell me about your concerns." The nurse is reinforcing education to the caregivers of a 9-year-old client diagnosed with scarlet fever. The client has a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which statement by the caregivers indicates that further teaching is needed? - Answer "We will not administer insulin if our child is unable to eat." A client is diagnosed with right-sided Bell's palsy. What instructions should the nurse give this client for care at home? Select all that apply. - Answer 1. Apply a patch to the right eye at night. 3. Chew on the left side. 4. Maintain meticulous oral hygiene. - Bell's palsy is an inflammation of the cranial nerve VII (facial) that causes motor and sensory alterations. Clients are usually managed as outpatients, with corticosteroids to reduce inflammation, and taught eye/oral care. In Bell's palsy, the eyelids do not close properly. This may result in eye dryness and risk of