A 30-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has been very unsteady and has had difficulty in maintaining her balance. Which area of the brain that is related to these findings would concern the nurse?

A client arrives in the Emergency Department via ambulance with the following signs: central cyanosis, HR 42, BP 80/50. What priority level should the nurse identify for this client?

During an examination, the nurse asks a patient to bend forward from the waist and notices that the patient has lateral tilting. When his leg is raised straight up, the patient complains of a pain going down his buttock into his leg. The nurse suspects:

The nurse is teaching a class on preventing osteoporosis to a group of perimenopausal women.
Which of these actions is the best way to prevent or delay bone loss in this group?

When performing a physical assessment of a client's maxillary the nurse should.

During an assessment of a 62-year-old man, the nurse notices the patient has a stooped posture, shuffling walk with short steps, flat facial expression, and pill-rolling finger movements. These findings would be consistent with:

In assessing a patient's major risk factors for heart disease, which would the nurse want to include when taking a history?

A young swimmer comes to the sports clinic complaining of a very sore shoulder. He was running at the pool, slipped on some wet concrete, and tried to catch himself with his outstretched hand. He landed on his outstretched hand and has not been able to move his shoulder since. The nurses notices a length discrepancy between his two arms. The nurse suspects:

Which assessment finding(s) for a client with hypothyroidism should the nurse document as abnormal? Select all that apply.

The nurse is reviewing concepts of cultural aspects of pain. Which statement is true regarding pain?

A 92-year-old patient has had a stroke. The right side of his face is drooping. The nurse might also suspect which of these assessment findings?