The critical care nurse is giving end-of-shift report on a client.
The nurse uses the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to assess the level of consciousness (LOC) of a female client and reports to the oncoming nurse that the client has an LOC of 6. What does an LOC score of 6 in a client indicate?

The nurse is performing the physical examination of a client with a suspected neurologic disorder.

In addition to assessing other parts of the body, the nurse should assess for neck rigidity.

Which method should help the nurse assess for neck rigidity correctly?

A client's fracture is healing and compact bone is replacing spongy bone around the periphery of the fracture. This process characterizes what phase of the bone healing process?

A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia. Which activity is altered as a result of this diagnosis?

A client is weak and drowsy after a lumbar puncture. The nurse caring for the client knows that what priority nursing intervention should be provided after a lumbar puncture?

A newly admitted client has gained weight steadily over the past 2 years and the nurse recognizes the need for a nutritional assessment.
What assessment parameters should the nurse include? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client with a skin lesion that is oozing. The surrounding skin is acutely inflamed.

What type of dressing should the nurse apply?

Which primary lesions are associated with acne caused by sebum blockage in hair follicles?

A nurse practitioner prescribes a therapeutic bath for a client with an exacerbation of psoriasis. The nurse tells the client to make sure the bath area is well ventilated.

Which of the following is the therapeutic bath solution prescribed by the nurse?

A nurse's assessment of a teenage client reveals that their shoulders are not level and that they have one prominent scapula that is accentuated by bending forward.
The nurse should expect to read about what health problem in the client's electronic health record?

A client's orders include a wound dressing using an autolytic debriding agent. The nurse providing discharge instructions to the client should include which statement?