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When administering alendronate to a patient, the nurse will.

A patient with a fractured pelvis is initially treated with bed rest and no turning from side to side permitted.  The second day after admission, the patient develops chest pain, tachypnea, and tachycardia.  The nurse determines that the patient’s symptoms are most likely related to fat embolism when assessment of the patient reveals;

A health care provider adds a second medication for blood pressure control for a client whose blood pressure has not been well-controlled with one antihypertensive medication.  If the health care provider orders the following medication combination, which combination should the nurse question? 

The nurse working in the heart failure clinic will know that teaching for a 74-year-old patient with newly diagnosed heart failure has been effective when the patient;

A client is being discharged to home after application of a plaster leg cast.  Which statement indicates that the client understands proper care of the cast?

What are the clinical manifestations of right sided heart failure? (Select all that apply)

The client is scheduled for a 4 hour surgery under general anesthesia.  Which statement indicates that the client needs further teaching?

The clinic nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with osteoarthritis.  The client tells the nurse, “I am having problems getting in and out of my bathtub.”  Which intervention should the clinic nurse implement first?

A 36-year-old woman is admitted for an outpatient surgery.  Which information obtained by the nurse during the preoperative assessment is most important to report to the anesthesiologist before surgery?

A patient is diagnosed with hypertension, and first line drug therapy with a beta-adrenergic blocking agent is planned.  After reviewing the patient’s history, the nurse consults with the health care provider about the use of this drug upon finding a history of;