A client's fracture is healing and compact bone is replacing spongy bone around the periphery of the fracture. This process characterizes what phase of the bone healing process?

The nurse is caring for a client with a skin lesion that is oozing. The surrounding skin is acutely inflamed.

What type of dressing should the nurse apply?

Which lobe of the brain is responsible for spatial relationships?

Which primary lesions are associated with acne caused by sebum blockage in hair follicles?

When learning about the nervous system, students learn that which nervous system regulates the expenditure of energy?

The nurse is assessing the pupils of a client who has had a head injury. What does the nurse recognize as a parasympathetic effect?

The nurse is assessing the client's pupils following a sports injury. Which of the following assessment findings indicates a neurologic concern?

The nurse is assessing a 76-year-old client who has presented with an unintended weight loss of 10 lb over the past 8 weeks.

During the assessment, the nurse learns that the client has ill-fitting dentures and a limited intake of high-fiber foods.

What other health problem is the client at risk to develop?

A client is scheduled for an electroencephalogram (EEG). When the nurse caring for the client is preparing them for the test, the client states that during childhood they were mildly electrocuted but miraculously lived.

Therefore, they are quite afraid of going through an EEG.

In what ways can the nurse help dispel the client's fear regarding the test?

The nurse is assessing the fingernails of a client at the clinic. The nurse observes pitting on the surface of the nail.

What disorder is this finding indicative of?

The nurse is caring for a client whose recent health history includes an altered LOC. What should be the nurse's first action when assessing this client?