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The nurse is caring for a client with a spinal cord injury has experienced several hypotensive episodes.  Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

Which set of vital signs is consistent with the symptoms of cardiogenic shock in a client with an acute MI?

The nurse is caring for a client in the intensive care unit.  The client is admitted with a traumatic brain injury and has an increased intracranial pressure.  The provider calls the unit and tells the unit secretary to prepare for a lumbar puncture for this patient. The best action by the nurse is to  

The multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), client complains of pain in the distal digits and in the abdomen.  You notice she has multiple petechiae on her skin and that her urine is positive for occult blood.  Select the possible phenomena that might be occurring from the list below:

A nurse is administering rivaroxaban to a client with atrial fibrillation.  Which of the following statements by the client indicates teaching was effective?

A fifty-year-old client is admitted for diagnostic studies for a possible abdominal aortic aneurysm.  Which of these symptoms, if present, should be reported to the primary care provider immediately?

A medical nurse is caring for a patient with type 1 diabetes. The patient’s medication administration record includes the administration of regular insulin three times daily. Knowing that the patient’s lunch tray will arrive at 11:45, when should the nurse administer the patient’s insulin?

Which developmental task according to Erikson should the nurse assist older adult patients to achieve? 

Which instruction should a nurse give to a client with diabetes mellitus when teaching about “sick day rules”?

While bathing the client in congestive heart failure, the nurse notes increased exertional dyspnea, cyanosis, and production of respiratory secretions.  Which initial intervention by the nurse is the most appropriate?