A young adult client involved in a minor motor vehicle collision three weeks ago reports having a headache, blurred vision, vertigo, and nausea. The client's vital signs are within normal limits, and a nutrition history reveals that the client is eating very little because of being concerned about paying for car repairs. Priority nursing care should be based on which nursing problem?

Acute soft tissue injuries provide the nurse with a variety of teaching opportunities. Which instruction should the nurse provide to a client with a soft tissue injury?

The nurse comes into the room to replace the IV bag and notices the client's extremities are jerking violently. The client is not arousable and the oxygen saturation is 59% on the monitor.

Complete the following sentence by choosing from the lists of options.

Based on the information collected, the client is likely experiencing

A client with coronary artery disease is hospitalized with unstable angina. To reduce cardiac workload, which intervention should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?

A client with a large pleural effusion undergoes a thoracentesis. Following the procedure, which observation warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?

Reference Range:

Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) pH [7.35 to 7.45]

PaCO, [35 to 45 mm Hg]

HCO 21 to 28 mEq/L (21 to 28 mmol/L)]

PaO2 [80 to 100 mm Hg]

The nurse is assessing a client who is newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Which assessment finding requires immediate intervention?

Which nursing action is most helpful in promoting circulation in a client with chronic venous insufficiency?

Two hours before a client's scheduled surgery, the nurse is completing the preoperative checklist. Which information requires immediate action by the nurse?

Reference Range:

Potassium [3.5 to 5 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mmol/L)]
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A client with pancreatitis is receiving 0.9% normal saline, and the prescribed IV infusion rate was increased from 100 mL/hour to 150 mL/hour. Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the prescription has a therapeutic outcome?

Reference Range:

Blood glucose (70 to 110 mg/dL (less than 6.1 mmol/L)] Amylase [60 to 120 units/dL (30 to 220 units/L)]

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) [10 to 20 mg/dL (3.6 to 7.1 mmol/L)]

Hematocrit (HCT) [42% to 52% (0.42 to 0.52 volume fraction)]

The nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of the incentive spirometer implemented in the client's plan of care. Which outcome statement best describes the effectiveness of the incentive spirometer?

The nurse reviews client data.

Select the 3 possible conditions that could have the clinical manifestation of clubbed nails for this client.