NCLEX-RN Exam Question 771

A client had abdominal surgery this morning. The nurse notices that there is a small amount of bloody drainage on his surgical dressing. The nurse would document this as what type of drainage?
  • NCLEX-RN Exam Question 772

    A client has returned to the unit following a left femoral popliteal bypass graft. Six hours later, his dorsalis pedis pulse cannot be palpated, and his foot is cool and dusky. The nurse should:
  • NCLEX-RN Exam Question 773

    A female client at 36 weeks' gestation is experiencing preterm labor. Her physician has prescribed two doses of betamethasone 12 mg IM q24h. The nurse explains that she is receiving this drug to:
  • NCLEX-RN Exam Question 774

    During burn therapy, morphine is primarily administered IV for pain management because this route:
  • NCLEX-RN Exam Question 775

    A female client has been diagnosed with chronic renal failure. She is a candidate for either peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis and must make a choice between the two. Which information should the nurse give her to help her decide?