A nurse is preparing to administer clindamycin palmitate 225 mg PO to a client. Available is clindamycin palmitate oral suspension 75 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

The orthopedic office nurse provides care to a patient who sustained an injury after a fall on an icy patch of sidewalk a year ago. The patient states. "I still cannot move my knee well because of the pain and swelling." Which diagnostic test should the nurse anticipate will be prescribed by the health care provider?

A nurse is reviewing the treatment for an ankle fracture. Which of the following is a treatment option for fractures?

A nurse is caring for a client who was in a MVA (motor vehicle accident) two days ago and sustained fractures to his tibia. ulna and ribs. The client is disoriented to time and place, has Sa02 of 87% and the nurse notices general petechiae over the client's chest. Which complication should the nurse suspect?

A client returns to the surgical unit from the PACU in skeletal traction. The nurse should take this action to correct which of the following problems with the traction setup?

A nurse in an urgent care center is caring for a client who fell and injured her ankle. The ankle appears swollen and ecchymotic. Which of the following interventions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse collects data on a patient's left knee and notes redness, swelling, and pain. The health-care provider suspects septic arthritis and will perform a diagnostic procedure to aspirate synovial fluid for laboratory analysis. Which procedure does the nurse anticipate for this patient?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about placement of a prosthesis with a client who is having a below the knee amputation. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client to achieve the outcome of functional healing of a fracture. Which of the following nursing interventions is the HIGHEST priority to assist in meeting this outcome?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who reports shoulder pain. Which of the following findings should cause the nurse to suspect that the client has a rotator cuff injury?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new diagnosis of gout. The client asks the nurse how she got the disorder. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?