A client is reporting pain in her casted leg and the nurse notes some swelling distal to the cast. The nurse has administered analgesics and elevated the limb. Thirty minutes after administering the analgesics, the client states the pain is unrelieved. The nurse should identify the warning signs of what complication?

The nurse is caring for a client who is newly admitted with severe chest pain and suspected myocardial infarction. Which diagnostic blood test would be considered the most reliable and critical indicator of myocardial injury?

The nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a right below-the-knee amputation. The client asks the nurse, " I keep having pain in my right foot. Why is that?" Which response would be appropriate for the nurse to make?

The nurse is caring for a client who reports persistent, crushing chest pain. What additional signs or symptoms would make a nurse suspect that the client is experiencing a myocardial infarction?

A nurse is caring for client with increased intracranial pressure What is an appropriate nursing intervention for the client?

The charge nurse observes a new graduate nurse who is caring for a client who has a severe head injury. Which action by the new graduate nurse requires the charge nurse to intervene?

The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a 76-year-old male client with chronic atrial fibrillation who has a CHA2DS2-VASC score of 2. Which medication would the nurse identify as most likely to be prescribed for the client?

The charge nurse is teaching a group of telemetry nurses about cardioversion. Which statement by the telemetry nurse would indicate that they understand the instruction about the electrical discharge?

The nurse is caring for a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with a traumatic brain injury. Which medications would the nurse anticipate being prescribed to reduce cerebral edema and prevent a secondary brain injury? Select All That Apply

The nurse is assessing a 28-year-old client who sustained a spinal injury after diving into a shallow pool. Which finding would indicate that the client has a C-1 to C-2 injury?

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who was in a vehicle collision and has suffered a major head injury. The client's parents are considering organ donation and ask the nurse how the health care providers determine brain death. Which response by the nurse accurately describes brain death determination?