An elderly client’s wife tells a nurse she is concerned because her husband insists on talking about past events. The nurse assesses the client and finds him alert, oriented, and responsive to questions. Which statement should the nurse make to the client’s wife?

“Your husband is choosing to live in a happier time in his life.” “Redirect your husband to speak about current events when he begins regressing into the past.”...

The nurse is in the medication room drawing up insulin for a client when a code blue is called. In his haste to respond to the call, the nurse places the syringe of insulin on the counter and responds to the code. Afterward, the nurse returns to the medication room and retrieves the syringe of insulin. Which action by the nurse is correct?

return the insulin to the insulin vial and draw up a new syringe administer the insulin after labeling the syringe with the date, dose, and client name dispose ...