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During your preoperative assessment for a high-risk surgery you find the following: Your patient has a history of hypertension, reports shortness of breath with exertion, and cannot achieve a metabolic equivalent of 4. Which of the following is the BEST way to proceed?

The risk of perioperative stroke is increased by which of the following factors? SELECT 3

Which of the following areas represents where the tricuspid valve is best auscultated?

Which of the following is NOT a common long-term complication of poorly controlled hypertension?

The common interosseous artery usually arises from the­­ _________.

Part of a complete blood count and evaluation will include the following.

 A client with diabetes is unconscious. The nurse suspects hypoglycemia. Which action should be taken first?

A nurse caring for a client with acute hepatitis B should use which precautions?

Which nutrient deficiency is most common in clients with ileostomy?

A patient presents with a deep laceration to the posterior leg just inferior to the knee joint.  You suspect damage to the tibial nerve.  The function of which of the following muscles would not be affected by damaging the tibial nerve.