A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a deep-vein thrombosis (DVT).

Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a risk factor for developing DVTS?

A nurse is monitoring an older adult client who has an exacerbation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The nurse notes petechiae on the client's skin.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is assessing a client following the insertion of a central venous catheter.

Which of the following findings indicates a pneumothorax?

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing a hypertensive crisis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is preparing to administer piperacillin 3.375 g by intermittent IV bolus every 6 hr.

Available in piperacillin 3.375 g in dextrose 5% in water (DsW) 100 mL to infuse over 30 min.

The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?

A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned from surgery with an external fixator to the left tibia.

Which of the following assessment findings requires immediate intervention by the nurse?

A nurse is caring for a client who had a total hip arthroplasty.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent hip dislocation?

A nurse is assessing a client admitted with peripheral vascular disease.

Which of the following findings indicates a venous vascular disorder?

A nurse is administering potassium chloride via IV infusion to a client who has severe hypokalemia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an endoscopy with moderate (conscious) sedation.

Which of the following assessment findings is the nurse's priority?

A nurse is caring for a client in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).

Which of the following is the priority intervention by the nurse?