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An occupational health nurse is providing an educational event about the risk of varicose veins. What preventative measure should the nurse include in the education session?  

The nurse is caring for a client with a nephrostomy tube. Which of the following would the nurse include in the plan of care?  

Nucleotides have a phosphate group attached at the_________ carbon atom of the sugar.

A nurse is observing a new graduate nurse perform intermittent catheterization on a male client. The nurse would intervene if the new graduate was observed completing which task?  

The nurse is developing plan of care for a client with renal failure for whom a nursing diagnosis of Excess Fluid Volume related to compromised regulatory mechanisms has been identified. Which actions should the nurse delegate to the nursing assistant? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY  

The two strands of a DNA molecule contain nitrogen bases which are

A client presents to the emergency room from a long-term care facility with a fever of 100.9° Fahrenheit, flushed face, and an indwelling urinary catheter with a large amount of sediment. Which of the following orders would the nurse perform first?  

The nurse is evaluating a licensed practical nurse (LPN) perform tracheal suctioning, the nurse would intervene if the LPN  was observed performing which intervention?     

A client in a hypertensive emergency is admitted to the critical care unit. In the emergency room the vital signs are: Temperature: 97.9°Farenheit, Pulse: 88 beats/min, Respirations: 20, Blood pressure: 230/108, O2 Saturation: 95%.  At 1000 the client is started on prescribed intravenous nitroprusside at 5 mcg/kg/min.  The nurse applies evidence based practice guidelines and determines the intervention was effective, if at 1100am the reassessment reveals which of the following patient data?  

The nurse is caring for a client with peripheral arterial disease. Which of the following statements by the client would warrant intervention?