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You are the nurse caring for the four patients listed below. Review the information about these patients and use the drop-down menus to correctly complete the sentence below.  Patient 1: 63-year-old male with a cast on his left leg who reports feeling a “hot spot” under his cast. Patient 2: 32-year-old female in Buck’s traction and reports pain of 8/10. Patient 3: 58-year-old male with a left femur fracture, now reporting severe unrelieved pain along with pressure and paresthesia to the left lower extremity. Patient 4: 73-year-old female with a left knee arthroplasty that has not voided in 3 hours and is now requesting assistance to the bedside commode.   The patient that you need to see most urgently is and this patient is most likely experiencing complications related to .

Match the diagnostic test with the disorder that it is often used to screen.

The nurse enters the client’s room to administer scheduled 0900 medications for pain. The client complains of acid reflux and requests an antacid for relief. Which is true regarding the administration of antacids?

A patient has been diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the right lower extremity.  Which of the following signs/symptoms might this patient exhibit? Select All That Apply

A client’s urine specific gravity is 1.039. For which additional clinical indicator should the nurse assess the client?

The nurse is educating a patient diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) about lifestyle interventions to reduce the risk of exacerbations related to the MS.  Which of the following statements is true and should be included in the education?

A nurse is monitoring a patient in the intraoperative phase under general anesthesia. The patient’s temperature suddenly rises to 39.5°C (103.1°F), heart rate increases to 130 bpm, and muscle rigidity is noted. What is the most appropriate initial nursing action?

How many branches are found in the ECA?

Which direction is the blood flowing in this image… right to left or left to right?

Write down the 4 segments of the internal carotid artery as shown in the PowerPoint slides.  (Example, 1 = _______________, 2 = ______________, 3 = _______________, 4 = _____________ )