A 19-year-old male client arrived via ambulance to the emergency room following a motorcycle accident. He is
comatose. His face has evidence of dried blood. On assessment, the nurse notes an obvious injury to his left
eye. The preferred positioning for a client with an obvious eye injury is:
A female client is started on warfarin (Coumadin) 5 mg po bid. To adequately evaluate the effectiveness of the
warfarin therapy, the nurse must know that this medication:
A client is being discharged from the hospital tomorrow following a colon resection with a left colostomy. The nurse knows that the client understands the discharge teaching about care of her colostomy when she says:
The mother of a child taking phenytoin will need to plan appropriate mouth care and gingival stimulation. When
tooth-brushing is contraindicated, the next most effective cleansing and gingival stimulation technique would be: