The healthcare provider (HCP) prescribes diagnostic tests for a client whose chest x-ray indicates pneumonia. Which diagnostic test should the nurse review for implementation to guide the most therapeutic treatment of the pneumonia?

The nurse assesses an adult client 24 hours following abdominal surgery and finds the client’s blood pressure is 98/40 mm Hg. The client is tachycardic, restless, and irritable. Which action should the nurse perform first?

A client with Addison's disease started taking hydrocortisone in a divided daily dose last week. It is most important for the nurse to monitor which serum laboratory value?

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?

When caring for a client with nephrotic syndrome, which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?

The nurse is assessing a client who is one day postoperative from a parathyroidectomy and finds that the client is experiencing tenderness. After notifying the healthcare provider (HCP), the nurse should prepare for which procedure?

A client who works at a computer most of the working day comes to the clinic reporting pain in both hands that causes the client to awaken during the night. Which action should the nurse implement to assess for carpal tunnel syndrome?

Following a motor vehicle collision, a client with chest trauma receives a chest tube to relieve a hemothorax. Two hours after chest tube insertion, the nurse observes the water level in the water-seal chamber rising during inspiration and falling during expiration. Which action should the nurse implement?

The nurse assesses a client with petechiae and ecchymosis scattered across the arms and legs. Which laboratory result should the nurse review?

After positioning the client upright, which action should the nurse take to assist with ineffective coughing?

A client is recovering from the surgical removal of glass in the right eye. Which intervention should the nurse implement immediately following the procedure?