The nurse is caring for a patient who presents to the emergency department with right-sided weakness and dysphasia. Which type of stroke would the nurse suspect?

Which risk factors would be considered modifiable in the prevention of stroke? Select all that apply.

A resident returns to the long-term care center after a right total hip replacement. The nurse should reinforce teaching for maintaining which of the following postoperative leg positions?

During a health screening, a patient's blood pressure is confirmed by two clinic nurses to be 220/120 mm Hg. Which of the following actions should the nurse recommend to the patient?

A patient sustains a closed fracture of the right tibia and is placed in a long-leg plaster cast, which is still damp. Which of the following methods does the nurse use to move the cast when repositioning it to prevent complications?

A patient has been diagnosed with Raynaud's disease and asks the nurse what occurs with this disease. Which of the following is the most appropriate response?

Client Data

The LPN/LVN determines that the patient is in hypertensive urgency crisis and that his blood pressure will need to be lowered slowly. The nurse is also concerned that the blood pressure is elevated while the patient is on antihypertensives. Which additional information would be most important for the nurse to collect from the patient?

When taking blood pressure medications, it is important to reinforce education with the patient on which topics? Select all that apply.

A patient asks the nurse how to prevent a stroke. Which statement by the nurse is correct? Select all that apply.

A patient tells the nurse he has started experiencing erectile dysfunction since beginning treatment for hypertension. Which statement by the nurse is most appropriate?

A nurse in an outpatient clinic is collecting data from a client who tells the nurse, "I have pain in my legs when I begin to walk, but the pain stops when I stop walking." Which of the following conditions should the nurse suspect?