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A client was playing softball and was hit in the right ankle by the ball, sustaining a contusion. What is the first action the nurse takes to help alleviate pain and swelling?

Teaching for the client with gout would include avoiding foods high in purine, such as:

The LPN has been asked to help a patient eat who has impaired swallowing due to a stroke. What should be included in the plan of care?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has open-angle glaucoma. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

Which orthopedic disease is characterized by slow progressive degeneration of joint articular cartilage?

For a client having an episode of acute narrow-angle glaucoma, a nurse expects to give which of the following medications?

The nurse is collecting data for a patient who has a bulging eardrum. The nurse recognizes that this indicates which of the following?

A client has sustained a left femur fracture in a skiing accident. When is the nurse aware that the complication of a fat emboli typically occurs and should be monitored for closely?

The nurse’s discharge teaching for a patient who has had a repair of a fractured mandible will include information about

The nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the emergency department with right-sided weakness and difficulty speaking. Within an hour, the symptoms have subsided, and the patient receives a diagnosis of transient ischemic attack (TIA). The patient asks, “What is a TIA?” What information should be included when assisting with teaching the patient about TIA?