A nurse is assessing a client who is in skeletal traction.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of infection at the pin sites?

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the risk factors for dehiscence for clients who have surgical incisions.
Which of the following factors should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse in the outpatient clinic is assessing a client who has psoriasis. The nurse should expect which of the following findings?

A client seeks medical attention for intermittent signs and symptoms that suggest a diagnosis of Raynaud’s disease. The nurse should assess the trigger of these signs/symptoms by asking which?

The emergency service team brings a homeless client found lying in an alley to the emergency department. An assessment is performed, and the client is suspected of having frostbite of the hands.
Which finding would the nurse expect to note in this condition?

Select the 5 findings that can cause delayed wound healing.

A nurse is planning care for a client who has a halo fixation device. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is assessing a client who has cirrhosis.
Which of the following is an expected finding for this client?

The nurse reviews a primary health care provider’s prescriptions and notes that a topical nitrate is prescribed. The nurse notes that acetaminophen is prescribed to be administered before the nitrate.
The nurse implements the prescription with which understanding about why acetaminophen is prescribed?

Upon assessment, Cullen’s sign is noted. What complication of acute pancreatitis would the nurse suspect that the client might have?

A client is scheduled to have a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) to treat coronary artery disease.
What information about the balloon-tipped catheter would the nurse plan to include when providing client education concerning the procedure?