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Identify where the nurse will place the V1 (brown) electrocardiogram (ECG) lead. 

A nurse is completing a physical assessment on different clients on a cardiac unit. Does the assessment finding of S3 or “ventricular gallop” indicate left-sided heart failure or right-sided heart failure? 

The nurse provides discharge instructions to a client after being admitted with migraine headaches. The nurse needs to include which of the following in the discharge teaching?

Which prescribed intervention will the nurse implement first for a client in the emergency department who is experiencing continuous tonic-clonic (generalized) seizures?

The nurse is examining the back of a client who was admitted with a stage III pressure ulcer on the sacral area. Which illustration shows a stage III pressure ulcer?

A client with a history of hypertension treated with hydrochlorothiazide and enalapril arrives in the emergency department complaining of a severe headache, nausea and has a blood pressure (BP) of 238/118 mm Hg. Which question is the most appropriate for the nurse to ask to follow up on these findings?

The nurse prepares a client with a left-sided pleural effusion for a thoracentesis. How should the nurse position the client?

Place the four basic steps in order for an adult receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

A client has sought care from their primary provider and undergone diagnostic testing that has resulted in a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). What early sign or symptom of MS is most likely to have prompted the client to seek care?

A client presents to the emergency department with left-sided weakness and garbled speech, and an ischemic stroke is confirmed. Which of the following items in the client’s history causes the nurse to question the order for tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)?