After reviewing the client's chart upon admission to the unit, the nurse consults the healthcare provider about a new order for lovastatin (Mevacor). What triggered the nurse's action?

A nurse assesses a client with tachycardia. Which clinical manifestation requires immediate intervention by the nurse?

A nurse assesses a client after administering the first dose of a nitrate. The client reports a headache. What action would the nurse take?

The nurse will anticipate that a 61-year-old client who has an enlarged prostate detected by digital rectal exam (DRE) and an elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) level will need teaching about

After the nurse has taught the client with a newly diagnosed sexually transmitted infection about expedited partner therapy, which client statement indicates that teaching has been effective?

After providing discharge teaching, a nurse assesses the client's understanding regarding increased risk for metabolic alkalosis. Which statement indicates that the client needs additional teaching?

A client is in the hospital after suffering a myocardial infarction and has bathroom privileges. The nurse assists the client to the bathroom and notes the client's O2 saturation to be 96%, pulse 88 beats/min, and respiratory rate 16 breaths/min after returning to bed. What action by the nurse is best?

A nurse leaves a coffee shop and sees a man lying on the ground. He is unresponsive and has no pulse and the nurse begins chest compressions. EMS arrives and connects the cardiac monitor displaying this rhythm. Identify the rhythm.

While working in the outpatient clinic, the nurse notes that the client has a history of intermittent claudication. Which statement by the client would support this information?

A 29-year-old women presents to the ER with chest pain that started this evening. She has experienced episodes like this before which typically occur in the evening and resolve by the next morning. The client has a medical history of migraines and Raynaud's disease.

Temp: 98 F

BP: 119/72 mm/Hg

HR: 99 bpm

RR: 16 bpm

Sp02: 96% RA

An EKG is completed and indicates no evidence of a myocardial infarction but supports the diagnosis of Prinzmetal Angina. The nurse finds the client crying stating, "I'm so young, how can my heart arteries be clogged? I eat healthy and the doctor said my cholesterol was normal." What is the nurses best response?

Which lab value would be most likely to cause the following dysrhythmia?