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 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?

Which of the following statements about rhabdomyolysis is true?

A patient experiences a fracture of the lower leg and undergoes a closed reduction and placement of a fiberglass cast. The patient is 65 years old and has a medical 30-year history of diabetes mellitus. Which condition does the nurse recognize as a possible complication for this patient?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following statements by the client indicates understanding of the information?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client that has osteomyelitis of an open wound on his heel. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is monitoring a client who has a cast on her right ankle following an open reduction and internal fixation procedure. The nurse should monitor for which of the following findings to identify compartment syndrome?

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?

The nurse is caring for an older adult patient who is postoperative from a total hip replacement. What PRIORITY care is anticipated postoperatively?

At 0330, a nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. The client's IV fluids are infusing at 120 mL/hr. How many mL of IV fluid should infuse by 0600? (Round the answer 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?