A nurse is receiving a patient from the emergency room.

To assess whether a client is having symptoms of abdominal problems, which symptom would the nurse ask the patient? For each data collection, choose whether the assessment is essential or non-essential.

The nurse is assigned to care for a client with complete right-sided hemiparesis [weakness] from a stroke (brain attack).

admitting diagnosis

cerebrovascular attack

Right-sided hemiparesis

Which characteristics are associated with this condition? Select 2 that apply.

How should the nurse identify the rhythm shown in the diagram?

The nurse reviews the arterial blood gas results of an assigned client and notes the laboratory report results

pH of 7.30, [normal pH is 7.35 to 7.45]

Paco2 of 58 mm Hg, [Normal Paco2 is 35 to 45 mm Hg]

Pao2 of 80 mm Hg. [normal is 80-100]

HCO3 of 27 mEq/L (27 mmol/L). [Normal HCO3 is 22-26]

The nurse interprets that the client has which acid-base disturbance?

A nurse is caring for a client in an assisted living facility who has vision problems.

Complete the sentence by using the list of options
The findings noted by the health care practitioner suggest that

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 12 mcg/kg/day PO to divide equally every 12 hr to a school-age child who weighs 66 lb. Available is digoxin elixir 0.05 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is receiving a patient from the emergency room (ER) with an admitting diagnosis of hypothyroid disorder.

The receiving medical-surgical nurse would expect the patient to exhibit which signs and symptoms? Select all that apply

A nurse is teaching about the risk factors of developing a stroke with a group of older adult clients. Which nonmodifiable risk factors should the nurse include in the teaching?

A patient with a history of duodenal ulcer is admitted to the emergency department with reports of pain. The nurse should assess for this pain by palpating in which abdominal quadrant?

. A nurse is caring for a postoperative client. The nurse should base the client's pain management interventions primarily on which methods of determining the intensity of the client's pain?

A nurse is completing a client's history and physical examination. Which information should the nurse consider subjective data?