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A 70-year-old patient presents with a resting tremor that improves with movement, slowed movements, and rigidity. What is the most important feature required to establish the diagnosis?

A patient with anxiety presents with palpitations and tremor. What is the most appropriate initial clinical approach?

A 72-year-old presents with acute confusion, fluctuating attention, and disorganized thinking that started yesterday. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A patient presents with delirium. Which of the following are appropriate initial management strategies? Select all that apply.

A licensed vocational nurse (LVN) is caring for a client with a fresh tracheostomy. The client coughs, and the tracheostomy tube is accidentally dislodged onto the floor. The nurse attempts to insert a spare, sterile tracheostomy tube of the same size kept at the bedside, but it will not fit into the stoma. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?

A 78-year-old patient is brought in by family for confusion. Symptoms began yesterday and fluctuate throughout the day. The patient has a history of dementia but was previously stable. What is the most appropriate initial approach?

.A nurse is calculating the total fluid intake for a client during an 8-hr period. The client had an IV bolus of 150 mL and consumed 4 oz of juice, 6 oz of hot tea, 100 mL of water, and 8 oz of clear broth. The nurse should record how many mL of intake on the client’s record? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.) _________ mL

Which of the following patients with dizziness should be referred for urgent evaluation? Select all that apply.

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has chronic constipation. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?Select all that apply.

A nurse is preparing to care for a patient admitted for a surgical procedure. Which action represents best practice as it relates to surgical asepsis?