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Which of the following assessment data indicated nuchal rigidity (tightness of the neck muscles that causes pain)?

 You have a patient who has a brain tumor and is at risk for seizures. In the patient’s plan of care you incorporate seizure precautions. Select below all the proper steps to take in initiating seizure precautions:

A patient needs to go up the stairs while using crutches.  What finding by the nurse demonstrates the patient understands how to ambulate upstairs with crutches?

Gout is a disease that occurs due to the accumulation of ____________ in the blood that causes needle-like crystals to form around the joints.

During discharge teaching for a patient who experienced a mild stroke, you are providing details on how to eliminate risk factors for experiencing another stroke. Which risk factors below for stroke are modifiable

During an outpatient visit you are assessing the patient’s understanding about the signs and symptoms associated with osteoporosis. Select all of the signs and symptoms stated by the patient that are correct:

The following are signs and symptoms of Parkinson Syndrome:  (select all that apply)

The nurse provides care for a client in balanced suspension traction.  The client reports pain in the affected extremity, and the nurse administers the prescribed medication.  One hour later the client states, “I don’t know why, but the pain isn’t getting any better.  “Which action does the nurse take FIRST?

You are providing care for a patient with an acute hemorrhage stroke. The patient’s husband has been reading a lot about strokes and asks why his wife did not receive alteplase (tissue plasminogen activator).  What is your best response?

Which statement by a patient, who just received a cast on the right arm for a fracture and pain medication, requires you to notify the physician immediately?