The nurse is assessing a client who has herpes zoster. Which question will allow the nurse to gather further information about this condition?

The nurse is preparing a client for surgery who was admitted from the emergency department following a motor vehicle collision. The client has an open fracture of the femur and is bleeding moderately from the bone protrusion site. During the preoperative assessment, the nurse determines that the client currently receives heparin sodium 5,000 units SUBQ daily. Which nursing action is a priority?

The nurse is assessing a client who has herpes zoster. Which question will allow the nurse to gather further information about this condition?

A college student comes to the school's health clinic troubled by urinary frequency and burning with right lower back pain. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

Patient Data

The healthcare provider places orders to determine the extent of the client condition. Drag from Word Choices to complete the sentence.

Based on the client's laboratory findings, the nurse recognizes that the client is having an acute gout attack and is most at risk for

The nurse is obtaining a client's fingerstick glucose level. After gently milking the client's finger, the nurse observes that the distal tip of the finger appears reddened and engorged. Which action should the nurse take?

A client arrives to the medical-surgical unit 4 hours after a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). A triple-lumen catheter for continuous bladder irrigation with 0.9% sodium chloride is infusing and the nurse observes dark, pink-tinged outflow with blood clots in the tubing and collection bag.

Which action should the nurse take?

What order(s) should the nurse anticipate being prescribed after an update is reported to the healthcare providers?

Select all that apply.

Patient DataThe nurse has Implemented additional needed actions.

Click the assessment data which indicates the interventions were successful and which assessment data provides no indication that the interventions were successful. Each column must have at least one, but may have more than one answer selected.

The nurse is caring for a client in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) who underwent a thoracotomy two hours ago. The nurse observes vital signs of a heart rate of 140 beats/minute, a respiratory rate of 26 breaths/minute, and a blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

A client is diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and needs to begin dialysis. Which condition entered on the client's medical record should the nurse recognize as a contraindication for peritoneal dialysis?