A nurse is caring for a 75-year-old male client who is experiencing difficulty breathing and shortness of breath.

Exhibits

The nurse is caring for the client following a thoracentesis. (Select the 3 findings that require immediate follow-up.)

A nurse is reviewing the medication administration records of four clients who have a prescription for morphine PRN. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to this medication?

A nurse is assessing for paradoxical blood pressure on a client who has constrictive pericarditis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse in the emergency department is admitting a client.

For each of the following findings in the client's medical record, click to specify if they are consistent with angina or a myocardial infarction (MI). Each finding may support more than one disease process.

A nurse is teaching a client who has rheumatoid arthritis about self-care strategies for managing the disease. Which of the following activities should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who has increased intracranial pressure (ICP) following a closed-head injury. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client who has undergone a transurethral prostatectomy. Following catheter removal, the nurse should inform the client that he should expect which of the following variations in the color of his urine?

A nurse is caring for a client who is diabetic and reports a headache, restlessness, fatigue, and hunger. The nurse should identify that the client is likely experiencing which of the following conditions?

A nurse in an urgent care center is assessing a client who reports a sudden onset of irregular palpitations, fatigue, and dizziness. The nurse finds a rapid and irregular heart rate with a significant pulse deficit. Which of the following dysrhythmias should the nurse expect to find on the ECG?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an open cholecystectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when caring for the client's Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain?