A client with genital herpes has painful blisters on her vulva. After teaching the client self-care measures, which statement indicates the need for further education?

A 29-year-old women presents to the ER with chest pain that started this evening. She has experienced episodes like this before which typically occur in the evening and resolve by the next morning. The client has a medical history of migraines and Raynaud's disease.

Temp: 98 F

BP: 119/72 mm/Hg

HR: 99 bpm

RR: 16 bpm

Sp02: 96% RA

An EKG is completed and indicates no evidence of a myocardial infarction but supports the diagnosis of Prinzmetal Angina. The nurse finds the client crying stating, "I'm so young, how can my heart arteries be clogged? I eat healthy and the doctor said my cholesterol was normal." What is the nurses best response?

A nurse supervises an assistive personnel (AP) applying electrocardiographic monitoring. Which statement would the nurse provide to the AP related to this procedure?

The nurse taking a focused health history for a client with possible testicular cancer will ask the client about a history of

The nurse is assessing a client who has been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with hypertensive emergency. Which of the following is most important to report to the healthcare provider?

A client who has tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies is admitted to the hospital with Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia (PCP) and a CD4+ T - Cell count of less than 200 cells/ ul. Based on the diagnostic criteria established by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which statement by the nurse is correct?

A client who is on the progressive care unit develops atrial flutter, rate 150 with dyspnea, shortness of breath and chest pain. Which action that is included in the hospital dysrhythmia protocol should the nurse do first?

A nurse leaves a coffee shop and sees a man lying on the ground. He is unresponsive and has no pulse and the nurse begins chest compressions. EMS arrives and connects the cardiac monitor displaying this rhythm. Identify the rhythm.

A client is in the hospital after suffering a myocardial infarction and has bathroom privileges. The nurse assists the client to the bathroom and notes the client's O2 saturation to be 96%, pulse 88 beats/min, and respiratory rate 16 breaths/min after returning to bed. What action by the nurse is best?

The nurse assesses a client who just returned to the recovery area after undergoing a balloon angioplasty to improve circulation to the left leg. What assessment finding is the most concerning?

A nurse is examining a client with diastolic dysfunction. Upon auscultation using the bell of the stethoscope the nurse hears a late diastolic heart sound at the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line. Based on these findings and the clients history, the nurse would recognize this extra heart sound is most likely what?