A nurse is assessing a client who has a urinary catheter. The nurse notes the client's IV tubing is kinked and the urinary catheter bag is lying next to the client in bed. The nurse should identify that the client is at risk for which of the following conditions?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who had a bilateral orchiectomy.
The nurse should instruct the client to expect which of the following symptoms?

A nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative following a transurethral resection of the prostate and is receiving continuous bladder irrigation. The client reports bladder spasms, and the nurse notes a scant amount of fluid in the urinary drainage bag. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative following an open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of the femur. Which of the following assessment should be the nurse's priority?

A client who is deaf and communicates using sign language is being admitted by a nurse who does not know sign language. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is asking a preoperative client about food allergies. Which of the following food allergies indicates a potential reaction to propofol?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has developed nephrotic syndrome. Which of the following dietary recommendations should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client who has an arteriovenous graft. Which of the following findings indicates adequate circulation of the graft?

A nurse is preparing to receive a client from surgery following a transverse colon resection with colostomy placement. The nurse should expect to assess the stoma at which of the following locations? (You will find hot spots to select in the artwork below. Select only the hot spot that corresponds to your answer.)

A nurse is providing instructions to a client who has primary syphilis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the discharge plan?

A nurse is admitting a client who reports tightness in their chest that radiates to left arm.

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Nurses' Notes

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Client reports tightness in chest that radiates to left arm. States pain as 7 on a scale of 0 to 10. Started to feel nauseous after breakfast. Client states, "I had scrambled eggs and bacon like I do every morning." Client is diaphoretic and short of breath. Heart rate irregular and tachycardic. Alert and oriented to person, place, and time. Lungs clear to auscultation in all lobes. Bowel sounds are present in all 4 quadrants. +1 pedal pulses. Skin is cool to touch. Capillary refill less than 2 seconds.