The nurse is checking for capillary refill on a child in Bryant's traction. How long does it take for the toe nailbed to regain color if adequate perfusion is assessed?

The physician orders Toradol 45 mg IM for migraine headache. The medication is supplied in 30 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? LABEL CORRECTLY, SHADE SYRINGE #1 to tenths place)

The nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on a patient. Which action should the nurse take to adequately test the effectiveness for the hypoglossal nerve?

A parent reports that her child has begun to do poorly at school and experiences episodes where he appears to be staring into space. Of which type of seizure is this behavior a characteristic?

The patient's plan of care includes using the continuous passive motion (CPM) machine. Which statement indicates the patient needs for further teaching?

If muscles are not regularly stretched and contracted, how will the muscles be affected?

The industrial nurse examines an employee who complains of right elbow pain with movement. He points with one finger to the exact location of the pain and mentions that he won a racquetball tournament yesterday. The nurse suspects the employee is suffering from which problem?

The nurse is providing instructions about how to treat a sprained ankle. What statement by the mother does the nurse recognize as indicative of a need for additional teaching?

Positioning and range-of-motion (ROM) exercises most help the immobilized patient to prevent which complication?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has meningitis. When passively flexing the client's neck, the nurse notes an involuntary flexion of both legs. Which of the following conditions is the client displaying?

The nurse is reviewing the record for a client seen in the health care clinic and notes that the health care provider has documented a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Which initial clinical manifestation of this disorder should the nurse expect to see documented in the record?