Every NCLEX-RN® question of the day

A nurse is reviewing strategies to reduce healthcare costs with a group of nursing students. The instructor explains that the Prospective Payment...

Daily #203

A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the parents of a healthy 18-month-old during a well-child visit. The parents express concern because...

Daily #202

A 58-year-old client is two hours postoperative and has been receiving morphine through an intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump. The...

Daily #201

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a 58-year-old client who experienced a witnessed cardiac arrest and was resuscitated after two...

Daily #200

A 72-year-old male with stage 4 chronic kidney disease (eGFR 18 mL/min) presents to the clinic reporting progressive fatigue and exertional dyspnea...

Daily #199

A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a pregnant client at 28 weeks gestation during a routine prenatal visit. Which finding requires immediate...

Daily #198

On a busy inpatient psychiatric unit, the charge nurse is assigning tasks for the shift. A client with generalized anxiety disorder is scheduled for...

Daily #197

A home health nurse is completing a fall-risk assessment for an 84-year-old woman who lives alone and had a minor fall in her bathroom last week. The...

Daily #196

A 17-year-old female is admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit after her parents found a journal describing intense fear of weight gain...

Daily #195

A nurse is inserting an indwelling urinary catheter for a female client who recently had abdominal surgery. After inserting the catheter...

Daily #194

A nurse is reviewing the electronic fetal monitor strip for a 38-week gravida who is in active labor. The baseline fetal heart rate is 148 bpm with...

Daily #193

A nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with hepatitis B. The patient asks why the provider ordered a liver function test and what elevated...

Daily #192

A 7-year-old child is admitted to the pediatric unit following surgical repair of a ventricular septal defect (VSD). During the postoperative...

Daily #191

A nurse is assessing a patient's wound and notes a shallow open area with a red-pink wound bed and no slough or bruising. The wound appears moist...

Daily #190

A nurse is caring for a patient who has been experiencing prolonged vomiting and diarrhea for the past 24 hours. The nurse assesses the patient's...

Daily #189

A nurse is assessing a patient admitted with pneumonia. Which assessment finding would indicate the patient is experiencing hypoxemia?

Daily #188

Six hours after admission, which assessment findings indicate that the treatment plan is achieving the desired outcomes?

Daily #187

In the ED resuscitation bay, a 68-year-old man collapses at the nurses station after reporting crushing chest pain. The monitor shows a wide...

Daily #186

A 78-year-old woman with a long-term indwelling urinary catheter is admitted from a skilled nursing facility with altered mental status, low-grade...

Daily #185

A nurse is teaching a patient who has been prescribed warfarin (Coumadin) for atrial fibrillation. Which statement by the patient indicates...

Daily #184

A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who has been experiencing muscle weakness and cardiac dysrhythmias. The client's serum potassium...

Daily #183

An 80-year-old patient is admitted for wound care following a surgical procedure. The nurse notes that the patient's skin appears thin and tears...

Daily #182

Based on the initial assessment findings and diagnostic results, which clinical condition does the nurse determine is MOST consistent with the...

Daily #181

The physician has ordered oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula, albuterol and ipratropium nebulizers every 4 hours, IV methylprednisolone 125 mg, and...

Daily #180

A nurse is reviewing the hierarchy of evidence with a student nurse who asks which type of study provides the strongest evidence for deciding whether...

Daily #179

A nurse is reviewing wound healing concepts with a student nurse. The student asks why a surgical incision that was closed with sutures heals faster...

Daily #178

A patient is being treated with levothyroxine (Synthroid) for hypothyroidism and asks the nurse why they must continue taking the medication even...

Daily #177

In the emergency department, a nurse is assessing a 7-year-old child brought in by a parent after falling from a playground structure. The child is...

Daily #176

A 72-year-old woman with stage 4 chronic kidney disease (eGFR 18 mL/min/1.73m²) reports feeling exhausted with minimal exertion and notices she...

Daily #175

A nurse is providing education to a client newly diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma. The client asks why they were not aware anything was wrong until...

Daily #174

A nurse is caring for a client in the oliguric phase of acute kidney injury (AKI). The client's urine output over the past 8 hours has been 90 mL...

Daily #173

A mother brings her 6-week-old infant to the clinic for a well-baby visit. The nurse is reviewing the infant's chart and notes documentation of TORCH...

Daily #172

A nurse is caring for a patient admitted with active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The nurse is preparing to enter the patient's room to perform a...

Daily #171

An 84-year-old woman living in a long-term care facility has type 2 diabetes and osteoarthritis. The nurse is planning the morning assignment and...

Daily #170

Marisol, a 44-year-old woman, comes to the outpatient clinic 4 days after a total abdominal hysterectomy performed for symptomatic uterine fibroids...

Daily #169

A nurse is caring for a 58-year-old patient who has been on complete bed rest for 7 days following abdominal surgery for bowel obstruction. The...

Daily #168

The parents of a 9-month-old infant ask the nurse at a well-child visit what developmental milestones they should expect their child to achieve over...

Daily #167

A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a pregnant client at 32 weeks gestation who is scheduled for a nonstress test (NST). The client asks why...

Daily #166

In an emergency department, an experienced RN is coordinating care for four clients: a 78-year-old with a suspected hip fracture who is stable and...

Daily #165

A nurse is caring for an older adult client in a long-term care facility who is at high risk for falls and has attempted to climb out of bed multiple...

Daily #164

Based on the patient's history, assessment findings, and diagnostic results, which condition should the nurse identify as the PRIORITY concern?

Daily #163

A nurse is preparing to change a sterile dressing on a client's surgical wound. Which action by the nurse maintains surgical asepsis?

Daily #162

A community health nurse is conducting a sexual health education session for a group of young adults. The nurse explains that access to affordable...

Daily #161

A labor and delivery nurse is monitoring a pregnant client at 38 weeks gestation. The external fetal monitor shows a baseline fetal heart rate of 145...

Daily #160

A 58-year-old client with stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) asks the nurse why the primary health care provider restricted dietary potassium...

Daily #159

The parents of a 4-month-old infant ask the nurse what developmental milestones they should expect over the next two months. The nurse reviews...

Daily #158

A maintenance worker is found down in a rooftop mechanical room during a heat advisory. Coworkers report he had been working alone for several hours...

Daily #157

A nurse is interviewing a 58-year-old client who reports fatigue and occasional shortness of breath during routine activities. When asked about the...

Daily #156

A nurse is caring for a patient with a post-operative abdominal wound and notices the wound edges are open, the wound bed is pink and moist, and...

Daily #155

A nurse is caring for a patient with a central venous catheter. Which action by the nurse demonstrates proper infection control technique?

Daily #154

A nurse is educating a 28-year-old female patient who wants to start using hormonal contraception. The patient asks, "How do birth control pills...

Daily #153

Tomás, a 68-year-old man with a history of long-standing hypertension, is brought to the emergency department by his daughter after he suddenly...

Daily #152

A nurse is caring for a 2-day-old newborn who has not passed meconium and has been receiving only small amounts of colostrum due to delayed...

Daily #151

A nurse is preparing to perform a sterile dressing change on a postoperative abdominal surgical wound. After opening the sterile field on the overbed...

Daily #150

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a patient newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism. The patient's TSH level is significantly elevated...

Daily #149

A 58-year-old client with a history of type 2 diabetes is admitted following a 3-day episode of vomiting and diarrhea. On assessment, the nurse notes...

Daily #148

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client newly diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma who has been prescribed timolol eye drops. The...

Daily #147

A nurse is reviewing isolation precaution types with a newly hired nurse. Which disease requires airborne precautions?

Daily #146

A nurse is preparing to assess a patient admitted with a non-healing leg wound. Before beginning the physical examination, the nurse conducts a...

Daily #145

A 52-year-old woman presents to the clinic reporting hot flashes, night sweats, and irregular periods over the past 8 months. She asks about hormone...

Daily #144

The parents of a 2-year-old child ask the nurse during a well-child visit what behaviors they should expect from their toddler over the next year...

Daily #143

A nurse is assessing a patient who has been bedridden for several days following abdominal surgery. During a skin assessment, the nurse notes an area...

Daily #142

A nurse is explaining the difference between hospice and palliative care to the family of a 78-year-old patient recently diagnosed with advanced...

Daily #141

After reviewing the initial laboratory results and clinical presentation, which condition does the nurse recognize as the most likely diagnosis?

Daily #140

A nurse is reviewing medications with a patient newly diagnosed with hypertension who has been prescribed lisinopril 10 mg daily. The nurse should...

Daily #139

The nurse is teaching a client newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus about self-management. Which statement by the client indicates...

Daily #138

Marisol, age 58, collapses in the hospital cafeteria and is unresponsive with no normal breathing. A staff nurse who was on her lunch break kneels...

Daily #137

A 78-year-old man is admitted to the hospital for community-acquired pneumonia. His daughter reports that he has been more confused than usual for...

Daily #136

A 58-year-old male is admitted to the ICU following emergency abdominal surgery. On post-operative day 2, his urine output has been 15 mL/hr for the...

Daily #135

A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client with chronic kidney disease. The nurse notes the client's serum potassium level is 6.2 mEq/L...

Daily #134

The parents of a 30-month-old child ask the nurse during a well-child visit what language skills they should expect their toddler to have. The...

Daily #133

Marisol, a 58-year-old client, is admitted to the medical unit with community-acquired pneumonia. She tells the nurse that she wants to see her...

Daily #132

A nurse is caring for a patient who has been taking oral opioids for chronic back pain for the past two months. The patient states, 'I used to only...

Daily #131

A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client with suspected hypothyroidism. Which finding would the nurse expect to see?

Daily #130

A nurse is caring for a 2-day-old newborn who has not yet passed meconium and has had only one feeding since birth. The nurse understands that...

Daily #129

A nurse is reviewing arterial blood gas (ABG) results for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The results show: pH 7.32...

Daily #128

A nurse is conducting a sexual health assessment for a 28-year-old patient who reports being sexually active. The patient appears uncomfortable and...

Daily #127

After reviewing the initial assessment findings and NIH Stroke Scale score of 8, which condition does the nurse recognize as the most likely cause of...

Daily #126

A 28-year-old woman arrives at an urgent care clinic after twisting her ankle while jogging. She reports pain rated 5/10 and mild swelling is noted...

Daily #125

A 28-year-old female is admitted with a 3-day history of facial swelling, foamy urine, and bilateral lower-extremity edema. Laboratory results reveal...

Daily #124

Kofi, a 68-year-old man with a mechanical mitral valve, has been on warfarin for two years. He comes to the anticoagulation clinic and mentions he...

Daily #123

Marisol, a 58-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and a 30-pack-year smoking history, comes to the outpatient clinic reporting cramping pain in her...

Daily #122

Priya, a 68-year-old woman, is seen in the outpatient clinic following routine cataract surgery on her right eye two days ago. During the home-visit...

Daily #121

Situation: Priya, a 28-year-old woman at 34 weeks gestation, is seen in the outpatient clinic for a routine prenatal visit. Background: She has a...

Daily #120

A 38-year-old woman arrives at an urgent care clinic after a house fire, reporting she was in a smoke-filled room for approximately 10 minutes before...

Daily #119

Based on the patient's presentation and laboratory findings, which nursing problem should the nurse identify as the highest priority?

Daily #118

A nurse is caring for an agitated older adult client who has been attempting to pull out their IV line and climb out of bed. The nurse is considering...

Daily #117

After reviewing the initial assessment findings, the nurse analyzes the data. Which condition is most consistent with the patient's clinical...

Daily #116

A 52-year-old male patient presents to the clinic reporting difficulty initiating urination, a weak urinary stream, and the sensation of incomplete...

Daily #115

A nurse is preparing to change the dressing on a patient's surgical wound. The nurse performs hand hygiene and then opens the sterile dressing kit...

Daily #114

A nurse is reviewing the prenatal laboratory results for a 28-year-old client at 12 weeks gestation during her first prenatal visit. The client's...

Daily #113

On post-operative day 1, the patient's condition has deteriorated. Which nursing action should the nurse implement FIRST?

Daily #112

A nurse is reviewing health care cost reduction strategies with a group of newly hired staff members. The nurse explains that under a prospective...

Daily #111

A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client with suspected hypothyroidism. Which laboratory finding would the nurse expect to see?

Daily #110

A newborn is delivered to a mother whose hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) status is positive. The nurse is preparing the infant's initial...

Daily #109

The nurse receives the following orders for the patient. Which action should the nurse implement first?

Daily #108

A 28-year-old female client visits the community health clinic requesting information about contraceptive options. She reports having regular...

Daily #107

A nurse working in the emergency department receives four clients at the same time. Which client should the nurse prioritize for immediate assessment...

Daily #106

A 58-year-old client with end-stage renal disease is receiving hemodialysis three times per week. Upon arrival at the dialysis center, the nurse...

Daily #105

A nurse is caring for a client with a urinary tract infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Which type of precautions...

Daily #104

A nurse is caring for an 82-year-old patient with end-stage heart failure who has been admitted to a long-term acute care facility (LTAC) for symptom...

Daily #103

A 28-year-old client with a known seizure disorder is brought to the emergency department by paramedics. The paramedics report the client has been...

Daily #102

Based on the patient's clinical presentation, vital signs, and laboratory results showing elevated plasma metanephrines and normetanephrines, what is...

Daily #101

A nurse is reviewing cost-containment strategies with a group of nursing students. The instructor explains that the Prospective Payment System (PPS)...

Daily #100

A nurse is reviewing arterial blood gas (ABG) results for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The results show: pH 7.32...

Daily #99

A nurse is caring for an older adult patient who was prescribed an opioid analgesic for post-operative pain management. The patient reports that the...

Daily #98

The nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client with chronic kidney disease. Which serum laboratory value should the nurse recognize as...

Daily #97

A nurse is reviewing infection control protocols with a newly hired nursing assistant. The nursing assistant asks why the facility requires hand...

Daily #96

A 68-year-old client receiving a heparin infusion for deep vein thrombosis reports sudden onset of severe low back pain and has become increasingly...

Daily #95

A 68-year-old woman with stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) presents to the clinic reporting fatigue, shortness of breath on exertion, and pallor...

Daily #94

A 68-year-old woman with chronic renal failure is being evaluated in the nephrology clinic. The nurse reviews her recent laboratory results and notes...

Daily #93

A patient with hypothyroidism has been started on levothyroxine (Synthroid) therapy. The nurse is monitoring the patient for cardiovascular effects...

Daily #92

A nurse is providing education to a 70-year-old client newly diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma. The client asks why they were not aware of any...

Daily #91

A nurse is caring for a term newborn in the nursery and is reviewing the rationale for routine erythromycin ophthalmic ointment administration. The...

Daily #90

Based on the patient's clinical presentation, history, and diagnostic findings, which nursing diagnosis should the nurse identify as the HIGHEST...

Daily #89

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a client with chronic kidney disease. The client's serum potassium level is 6.2 mEq/L. Which...

Daily #88

The patient has returned from cardiac catheterization with the femoral sheath in place. Which action should the nurse take first?

Daily #87

After reviewing the initial assessment findings and diagnostic results, what is the MOST likely explanation for the patient's clinical presentation?

Daily #86

A 28-year-old woman is admitted with sudden onset of periorbital edema, dark "cola-colored" urine, and decreased urine output over the past two days...

Daily #85

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a patient who has just been prescribed levothyroxine (Synthroid) for newly diagnosed hypothyroidism. The...

Daily #84

A nurse is preparing to administer phytonadione (Vitamin K) to a newborn shortly after birth. The newborn's parent asks why this injection is...

Daily #83

A 28-year-old female patient visits the clinic requesting a contraceptive method. She reports smoking one pack of cigarettes per day, has a history...

Daily #82

A patient admitted with pneumonia has a productive cough and fever. The nurse notes the patient is not covering their mouth when coughing. What is...

Daily #81

The nurse is reviewing discharge instructions with a client prescribed warfarin therapy following a deep vein thrombosis. Which statement by the...

Daily #80

A 34-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department by her partner after sustaining a spiral fracture of the humerus. She states she "fell...

Daily #79

A 4-year-old child is brought to the pediatric clinic with a 3-day history of fever (39.8°C), a bright red "strawberry" tongue, cracked lips, and...

Daily #78

A nurse is assessing a patient who has been immobile for several days following abdominal surgery. During the skin assessment, the nurse notes...

Daily #77

A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client with suspected hypothyroidism. Which laboratory finding would the nurse expect to see?

Daily #76

A 72-year-old male client reports difficulty initiating urination, a weak urine stream, and the feeling that his bladder never fully empties. The...

Daily #75

A nurse is caring for an 82-year-old patient with end-stage heart failure who has been admitted to a long-term acute care facility. The patient's...

Daily #74

Two hours post-admission, after the patient has received antibiotics, corticosteroids, and oxygen titration to 4L via nasal cannula, which action...

Daily #73

A nurse is caring for a patient who has been experiencing persistent fever, vomiting, and diarrhea for two days. The patient's skin appears loose and...

Daily #72

A nurse is educating a patient who has been on prolonged bed rest due to a gastrointestinal illness about the effects of immobility. The patient asks...

Daily #71

Situation: Fatima, a 78-year-old woman with end-stage heart failure, is admitted to the medical-surgical unit following an acute decompensation...

Daily #70

A patient with a complete cervical spinal cord injury develops a sudden drop in blood pressure to 82/50 mmHg, a heart rate of 48 beats per minute...

Daily #69

The nurse is teaching a client about dietary sources of potassium after being prescribed a potassium-wasting diuretic for hypertension. Which...

Daily #68

A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the parents of a 6-year-old who just started first grade. The parents report the child has begun...

Daily #67

A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client with chronic kidney disease. Which serum electrolyte value requires immediate notification of...

Daily #66

A nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). During morning assessment, the patient asks why the provider...

Daily #65

Nurses' Note 1430: Rashida, a 58-year-old woman, is seen in the outpatient cardiology clinic for a routine follow-up. She was started on lisinopril...

Daily #64

A nurse is teaching a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) about breathing techniques. Which statement by the patient...

Daily #63

A nurse is caring for an 82-year-old patient with terminal cancer who is transitioning to hospice care. The patient's family asks the nurse to...

Daily #62

A nurse is teaching a prenatal class about the physiological changes during pregnancy. Which statement by a participant indicates understanding of...

Daily #61

A newborn is born to a mother who tested positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) during her prenatal care. The nurse is preparing to...

Daily #60

A nurse is reviewing the chart of a 70-year-old client newly diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma. The client asks why the primary health care provider...

Daily #59

Two hours after initiating emergency treatment, which nursing action is most appropriate based on the patient's response to therapy?

Daily #58

A client returns to the unit after ureteroscopy with laser lithotripsy for a ureteral calculus. The nurse notes the client's urine in the collection...

Daily #57

A nursing unit has noticed an increase in hospital-acquired pressure injuries over the past quarter. The charge nurse wants to implement a change in...

Daily #56

A nurse is preparing to administer erythromycin ophthalmic ointment to a newborn immediately after birth. The nurse recalls that this medication is...

Daily #55

A nurse is caring for a patient with Clostridium difficile infection. Which personal protective equipment (PPE) should the nurse use when entering...

Daily #54

A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child who is nonverbal following a tonsillectomy. The child is grimacing, drawing up their legs, and crying...

Daily #53

A nurse is teaching a patient newly diagnosed with asthma about the proper use of a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) with a spacer. Which statement by the...

Daily #52

A nurse is reviewing the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis results for a patient suspected of having meningitis. The results show elevated white...

Daily #51

A hospital is activating its incident command system (ICS) following a large-scale natural disaster in the region. A newly hired nurse asks the...

Daily #50

A home health nurse is visiting a 58-year-old client with stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD). The client asks why the primary health care provider...

Daily #49

A nurse is reviewing the chart of an 82-year-old patient admitted for a hip fracture. The nurse notes that the patient has thin, fragile skin and a...

Daily #48

A nurse is caring for a patient receiving their third cycle of chemotherapy for breast cancer. The patient reports feeling constantly fatigued, has...

Daily #47

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.25 mg PO to a patient with heart failure. Before administering the medication, the nurse assesses the...

Daily #46

A nurse is caring for a 72-year-old Spanish-speaking patient with type 2 diabetes who lives in a rural community. During discharge teaching, the...

Daily #45

A nurse manager is reviewing strategies to improve patient outcomes on a medical-surgical unit. The manager wants to implement changes based on the...

Daily #44

A nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who has a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain in place following abdominal surgery. The nurse notes that the drain...

Daily #43

A postpartum nurse is assessing a newborn's Apgar score at 1 minute after birth. The infant has a heart rate of 110 beats per minute, slow and...

Daily #42

A 45-year-old male is admitted to the medical unit after passing a kidney stone. He reports severe flank pain rated 8/10, nausea, and blood-tinged...

Daily #41

A nurse is caring for a patient who has been experiencing high fever, vomiting, and diarrhea for the past two days. During the skin assessment, the...

Daily #40

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia. The client reports feeling short of breath and the nurse auscultates...

Daily #39

A client with chronic pancreatitis is being discharged from the hospital. The nurse is providing client education about managing the condition at...

Daily #38

A nurse is reviewing the clinical judgment model with a group of LPN/VN students during a pharmacology orientation session. A student asks how the...

Daily #37

A nurse is caring for a patient admitted with an infected pressure injury that has purulent drainage. When explaining the purpose of wound dressings...

Daily #36

A nurse is caring for a client admitted with a superficial bacterial skin infection involving the lower left leg. The client reports the area started...

Daily #35

The patient has received aspirin, nitroglycerin, morphine, and heparin, and is being prepared for cardiac catheterization. Which nursing action is...

Daily #34

A nurse is caring for an 82-year-old client with chronic urinary incontinence who experiences frequent nocturia. The client recently started taking a...

Daily #33

Based on the patient's history, presentation, and initial laboratory results, which condition is the nurse most concerned about?

Daily #32

A nurse is caring for a client who has just undergone a thoracentesis to relieve pleural compression. Shortly after the procedure, the client...

Daily #31

The nurse is preparing to administer the first dose of prescribed antibiotics (ceftriaxone and azithromycin). Which action should the nurse take...

Daily #30

A nurse is reviewing the health history of a 52-year-old client who reports a burning sensation in the chest that worsens after meals and when lying...

Daily #29

A patient is admitted to the emergency department after a diving accident and is diagnosed with a cervical spinal cord injury. The nurse notes the...

Daily #28

A nurse is caring for a postoperative client who had abdominal surgery 6 hours ago. The client has an indwelling urinary catheter, and the nurse...

Daily #27

A 72-year-old male with a history of heart failure is admitted for worsening shortness of breath. His serum sodium is 128 mEq/L, serum osmolality is...

Daily #26

A nurse is reviewing the developmental milestones of a 12-month-old during a well-child visit. The parent reports the child pulls to stand, says...

Daily #25

A 28-year-old female is admitted to an inpatient unit with a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. Her current weight is 82 lbs at 5'5" tall, and her serum...

Daily #24

A nurse is caring for a pregnant client at 30 weeks gestation who is being evaluated for preterm labor. The provider orders terbutaline to help...

Daily #23

A primigravida at 39 weeks gestation is admitted in active labor with cervical dilation of 5 cm. The fetal monitor shows a fetal heart rate (FHR)...

Daily #22

A statistics student is studying continuous probability distributions. The student notices that when graphing a uniform distribution for a variable...

Daily #21

During the initial treatment phase, the nurse notes the patient has received 1000 mL of IV fluid over the past hour and has urinated 800 mL. Which...

Daily #20

A 78-year-old patient with advanced pancreatic cancer is admitted to the oncology unit. The patient's adult children insist that their parent not be...

Daily #19

A nurse is participating in a hospital disaster drill focused on a mass casualty incident involving a building collapse. The incident command system...

Daily #18

A nurse is reviewing statistics related to pregnancy duration with a group of prenursing students. The class learns that the length of pregnancy from...

Daily #17

A 72-year-old client with a history of heart failure is admitted for acute decompensation. Assessment findings include a weight gain of 4 kg over 3...

Daily #16

The nurse is implementing the treatment plan. After administering the first doses of IV ceftriaxone and azithromycin and initiating oxygen at 2 L/min...

Daily #15

The patient returns from surgery 4 hours post-operatively. Which nursing action should the nurse implement first?

Daily #14

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who underwent cataract surgery with lens implantation this morning. The client asks why they must...

Daily #13

A 68-year-old client with moderate osteoarthritis of the knee reports inadequate pain relief with acetaminophen taken regularly for the past 3...

Daily #12

A 58-year-old male client is admitted to the ICU following emergency abdominal surgery. Over the past 6 hours, his urine output has dropped to 15...

Daily #11

A nurse is caring for a 72-year-old patient with dementia who was admitted for a hip fracture. The patient's adult child arrives and demands that the...

Daily #10

A 28-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by his roommate, who states the patient has not slept in three days, has been pacing and...

Daily #9

A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client admitted with dehydration. Which serum laboratory value would the nurse expect to be elevated?

Daily #8

A nurse is assessing pain in a 4-year-old child who is nonverbal following a surgical procedure. The child is grimacing, has rigid legs, and is...

Daily #7

The patient returns from cardiac catheterization with a right femoral artery access site. Which nursing action is the highest priority immediately...

Daily #6

A nurse is discussing health care options with the family of an 82-year-old patient with advanced heart failure who has a life expectancy of...

Daily #5

A nurse is assessing a surgical wound on postoperative day 5. The wound edges are approximated, and the nurse observes pink granulation tissue...

Daily #4

After reviewing the initial assessment findings and NIH Stroke Scale score of 8, what condition does the nurse recognize as most likely affecting...

Daily #3

A nurse is caring for a patient with a central venous catheter who has been receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The nurse notes that the...

Daily #2

A nurse is caring for a 16-year-old patient admitted to the psychiatric unit who reports persistent worry about school performance, difficulty...

Daily #1