ATI - Comprehensive C

ATI - Comprehensive C A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and is experiencing acute mania. The nurse obtained a verbal prescription for restraints. Which of the following should the actions the nurse take? Document the client's condition every 15 minutes A nursing planning care for a school-age child who is 4 hr postoperative following perforated appendicitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Administer analgesics on a scheduled basis for the first 24 hr A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to assess first? A client who has a hip fracture and a new onset of tachypnea A nurse is preparing to apply a transdermal nicotine patch for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Wear gloves to apply the patch to the client's skin A nurse has just received change-of-shift report for four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse assess first? A client who was just given a glass of orange juice for a low blood glucose level A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving intermittent enteral tube feedings. Which of the following places the client at risk for aspiration? A history of gastroesophageal reflux disease A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client who has Cushing's disease. The nurse should expect the client to have an increase in which of the following laboratory values? Serum glucose level- increased A nurse is caring for a client who has severe preeclampsia and is receiving magnesium sulfate intravenously. The nurse discontinues the magnesium sulfate after the client displaces toxicity. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Administer calcium gluconate IV Rationale: Calcium gluconate is given for magnesium sulfate toxicity. Always have an injectable form of calcium gluconate available when administering magnesium sulfate by IV. A charge nurse is teaching new staff members about factors that increase a client's risk to become violent. Which of the following risk factors should the nurse include as the best predictor of future violence? Previous violent behavior Risk factors also include: past history of aggression, poor impulse control, and violence. Comorbidity that leads to acts of violence (psychotic delusions, command hallucinations, violent angry reactions with cognitive disorders). A nurse is preparing to perform a sterile dressing change. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when setting up the sterile field? Place the cap from the solution sterile side up on clean surface