Increased blood pressure (BP)

Mood disturbances

Elevated blood glucose levels

Position the client leaning forward and sitting upright

Instruct the client to blow their nose to remove dislodged clots

Loosely pack both nostrils with gauze or nasal tampons

"It is important for me to take the antibiotics prescribed by my health care provider (HCP) when I feel sick"

"I may need to increase the use of my bronchodilator medications after receiving the flu shot"

"I should also consider the pneumococcal vaccine because I have never received it"

"I will only need the flu shot on years where there is a mutation in the H1N1 virus"

"It may be helpful to decrease your environmental stimuli during sleep to prevent frequent awakening"

"Overwhelming waves of sleepiness and hallucinations may occur with severe OSA"

"You should consider a sleeping aid to help increase the quality of your sleep at night and prevent daytime napping"

"Periods of apnea lasting 10-30 seconds result in arousal from deep sleep to stage 2 of the REM cycle"

Staying home for 10 days after the fever has resolved

Practicing good hand hygiene

Designating specific utensils, towels and bedding for the client with SARS

Hemoptysis and gastrointestinal (GI) upset

Headache and tremors

Insomnia and throat irritation

"Rub soap with lather and friction for at least 20 seconds."

"Keep elbows lower than forearms during washing."

"Interlace fingers, rub palms and back of hands at least 5 times each."

"Clean underlying area of nails using the nails of the other hand."

The nurse monitors the client's vital signs every hour

The nurse sits the client up to have a few sips of water

The nurse assesses the client's level of consciousness every 15 minutes for one hour, then every hour for the next four hours

The nurse feeds the client lunch because they have been NPO for 12 hours

It is a leukotriene receptor antagonist

It may increase the levels of phenytoin

It is usually dosed at night

A 50-year-old woman undergoing hip replacement surgery

A homeless man living in a crowded shelter