A young adult client with osteoarthritis of both knees tells the nurse of the desire to continue daily walks in the park with friends. How should the nurse respond?

A client who suffered an electrical injury with the entrance site on the left hand and the exit site on the left foot is admitted to the burn unit. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this client’s plan of care (POC)?

The nurse is performing a physical assessment of a client. Which finding should the nurse recognize as a result of compromised peripheral arterial circulation of the lower extremity?

A client has a leg cast following an open reduction for a fractured tibia. Approximately two hours after returning to the unit, the client reports severe pain in the affected extremity, and the nurse observes that the limb is blue and blanched. Which action should the nurse perform first?

A client with draining skin lesions of the lower extremity is admitted with possible methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Which nursing intervention(s) should the nurse include in the plan of care (POC)? Select all that apply.

A client with stage IV bone cancer is admitted to the hospital for pain control. The client verbalizes continuous, severe pain rated 8 on a 0 to 10 scale. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

Ten hours after successful thrombolysis for ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a client is receiving lidocaine and heparin infusions. Which assessment(s) should the nurse monitor regularly during the reperfusion period? Select all that apply.

A postoperative client reports incisional pain. The client has two prescriptions for PRN analgesia that accompanied the client from the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Before selecting which medication to administer, which action should the nurse implement?

A client who had a C5 spinal cord injury (SCI) 2 years ago is admitted to the emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of autonomic dysreflexia secondary to a full bladder. Which assessment finding should the nurse expect this client to exhibit?

The nurse is caring for a client with herpes zoster virus who reports painful, red blisters that align from the back along the thoracic curvature to the anterior chest. Which intervention is the highest priority for the nurse?

A client with sickle cell anemia develops a fever during the last hour of administration of a unit of packed red blood cells (PRBCs). When notifying the healthcare provider (HCP), which information should the nurse provide first using the Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation (SBAR) communication process?