A nurse is caring for a client who develops a ventricular fibrillation rhythm. The client is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?

A nurse is doing rounds and notes a patient in the following position: How would the nurse document this finding?

A nurse is assessing a client in the emergency department when it is noted the left pupil is enlarged and fixed while the right pupil constricts to 2mm when exposed to light. Which of the following is a possible cause of unequal pupil sizing?

A nurse is caring for a client who returns to the nursing unit from the recovery room after a sigmoid colon resection for adenocarcinoma. The client had an episode of intraoperative bleeding. Which finding indicates to the nurse that the client may be developing hypovolemic shock?

A nurse is caring for a client with a ventricular pacemaker who is on ECG monitoring. The nurse understands that the pacemaker is functioning properly when which of the following appears on the monitor strip?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a seizure disorder. (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who has a spinal fracture and complete spinal cord transection at the level of C5. Which of the following rehabilitation goals should the nurse add to the client's plan of care?

A nurse cares for a client who is experiencing status epilepticus. Which medication would the nurse prepare for administration?

A nurse is assessing the reflexes of a client who has an unrepaired femur fracture and has suddenly become stuporous. For which of the following findings should the nurse identify that the client exhibits Babinski's sign?

A nurse is evaluating the central venous pressure (CVP) of a client who has sustained multiple traumas. Which of the following interpretations of a low CVP pressure should the nurse make?

A client is experiencing decorticate posturing. Which assessment finding would the nurse expect to observe in this client?