A nurse is assessing a client on the first post-operative day after a L3-4 laminectomy and diskectomy. The client now complains of numbness and tingling in the left leg. What is the nurse's first priority?

The nurse teaches a client that which factor might increase the risk of developing an exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematous (SLEP

A nurse is assessing a client on the first post-operative day after a L3-4 laminectomy and diskectomy. The client now complains of numbness and tingling in the left leg. What is the nurse's first priority?

A client with rheumatoid arthritis is prescribed infliximab 3 mg/kg IV. The most essential addition to the client's care plan is to:

When the nurse admits a client with anorexia nervosa for treatment, what factors should the therapeutic milieu provide? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

The most effective way for a nurse to avoid a lumbosacral spine injury while caring for clients is to:

A client describes low back pain that radiates down one leg. Which factors that aggravate the pain increase the likelihood that this client has a herniated disc? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

A nurse is caring for a client with a herniated disc who has undergone a lumbar laminectomy and diskectomy at L4-5. When assisting the client to move in bed, the nurse should include what specific technique?

Which statement made by the client to the nurse indicates a precipitating factor associated with pain?

A client has been treated for low back pain which radiates down the posterior right leg. The client now has a new onset of urinary and bowel incontinence and weakness in both lower extremities. What is the nurse's first action?

The nurse caring for a patient who has severe osteoporosis. On inspection, the patient has severe kyphosis of the upper back. Which nursing problem takes priority for this patient's care?