A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for a client who has a history of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). The client reports feeling lightheaded and feeling heart beats in their chest. In a client having PVCs, which of the following findings would the nurse expect when auscultating the client's apical pulse?

A nurse is educating a client who was diagnosed with left testicular cancer and is scheduled for an orchiectomy. Which statement made by the client would require further teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with chronic renal disease. The nurse should recognize that which of the following medications is contraindicated for clients with chronic renal disease?

A nurse is caring for a client who experienced sudden onset of dyspnea, tachycardia, oxygen saturation of 82%, and has been intubated with an endotracheal tube. The nurse should perform which priority action immediately after the tube is placed in the trachea?

A nurse is caring for a client who has an elevated potassium level and is on a cardiac monitor.

The nurse is aware that hyperkalemia may be associated with changes to the T-wave. On the graphic, point and click on the area of the electrocardiogram (ECG) that represents the T-wave. (Selectable areas, or "Hot Spots," can be found by moving your cursor over the artwork until the cursor changes appearance, usually into a hand. Click only on the Hot Spot that corresponds to your answer.)
 

A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for a client who has a history of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). The client reports feeling lightheaded and feeling heart beats in their chest. In a client having PVCs, which of the following findings would the nurse expect when auscultating the client's apical pulse?

A home care visiting nurse suspects that an older adult client is developing chronic renal disease. Since the client has no history of cardiovascular disease, what data should the nurse assess further?

A nurse is planning care for a client diagnosed with systemic scleroderma. The nurse recognizes that an appropriate nursing diagnosis for systemic scleroderma is altered tissue perfusion secondary to which of the following?

A client diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) has a potassium level of 6.8 mEq/L. Which of the following priority actions should the nurse implement?

A nurse is educating a client who was diagnosed with left testicular cancer and is scheduled for an orchiectomy. Which statement made by the client would require further teaching?

A client with a history of hypertension and diagnosis of chronic renal disease asks a nurse how the disease occurred. The nurse should accurately respond to the client by making which statement?