The nurse is caring for a client with a degenerative joint disorder and is providing education about different medications that may be used to help the disorder. The nurse provides education for (SATA):.

An older adult male client is participating in bladder training for urinary incontinence. The nurse advises him to wear a pad. Which suggestion would be most appropriate to help the client?

While performing a physical examination on a client with cirrhosis, which of the following interventions should the nurse report immediately to the physician?

A client is being seen in the clinic for severe abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting. The nurse assesses the abdomen and notes an absence of bowel sounds and a very rigid abdomen. What would these assessment findings most likely indicate?

The nurse is assessing the abdomen of the client with an undiagnosed disorder. In which sequence would the nurse conduct the abdominal assessment? (Use all options.)

The nurse is assisting the physician in completing a lumbar puncture. Which would the nurse note as a concern?

A client is suspected of having acromegaly. What definitive diagnostic testing is the most reliable for confirming acromegaly?

The hemodialysis client is scheduled to receive weekly injections of epoetin. Which is the most important consideration to be taken by the nurse in the administration of this medication?

A client experiences a musculoskeletal injury that involves the structure that connects a muscle to the bone. The nurse understands that this injury involves which of the following?

The nurse is caring for a client with a head injury after a fall from a hayloft. Which of the following indicates the presence of leaking of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF)?

A client is taking large amounts of salicylates for the treatment of bursitis of the left shoulder. The client should be aware to report which symptoms of salicylate toxicity (salicylism)?