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A client with venous leg ulcers asks about dietary recommendations for wound healing. Which nutrients are essential to promote healing?

A nurse is providing education to a client recently diagnosed with primary hypertension about effective home management strategies. Which of the following teaching points should the nurse include? Select all that apply.

A nurse is reviewing contributing factors for a patient with primary hypertension. Which findings should the nurse identify as mechanisms that increase the patient’s risk for persistent hypertension? Select all that apply.

A nurse is assessing a client who sustained a spinal cord injury at the thoracic level. The client reports decreased bowel movements and abdominal bloating. Which physiologic mechanism best explains this finding?

A client with hypovolemic shock has a urine output of 20 mL/hr. What action should the nurse prioritize?

A nurse is teaching a client newly enrolled in a weight management program about strategies to enhance weight loss and prevent regain. Which statements by the client indicate appropriate understanding? Select all that apply.

A client underwent a transurethral resection of a bladder tumor (TURBT) for early-stage bladder cancer. On postoperative day 1, the nurse notes the client’s urine is bright red with clots. Which action is the priority?

A nurse is caring for a client with head and neck cancer who is receiving continuous enteral nutrition via a nasogastric tube. During assessment, the nurse notes an increased external tube length, an abrupt increase in residual volume, and coughing during feeding. What is the nurse’s priority action?

A client presents to the emergency department with sudden, severe left flank pain radiating to the groin, nausea, and hematuria. The client is pacing and unable to sit still. Which nursing action is the highest priority?

A nurse is assessing an older adult for age-related cardiovascular changes. Which findings should the nurse recognize as expected age-related changes in the cardiovascular system? Select all that apply.