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A nurse is assessing the understanding of a mother of a pediatric client with Tetralogy of Fallot.  Which statement by the mother of the pediatric client indicates correct understanding? 

When following up with a thank-you letter to the nurse manager after an interview, the new nurse should include what?

The nurse is assessing a client with a stroke who has progressively increasing weakness and decreased level of consciousness. Which client problem does the nurse determine has the highest priority for the client?

The nurse administers the prescribed adenosine to a client. Which response would the nurse assess for as the expected therapeutic response?

An unresponsive client with extensive electrical burn injuries is brought to the emergency department. Which action should the nurse implement first?

The nurse is caring for a client with left-sided weakness that started 60 minutes earlier.  What diagnostic test will the nurse prepare the client for first?

A client is 4 hours postoperative after transluminal angioplasty using the right femoral artery.  The client reports leg pain on the affected side, rated as 5/10. What action by the nurse takes priority?

The nurse is planning care for a hospitalized client who is experiencing an acute episode of trigeminal neuralgia. Which action is appropriate for the nurse to include in the plan of care?  

 The nurse is caring for a client admitted with left sided heart failure.  Which new finding is the greatest concern?

The nurse is collecting health history data on a client with a suspected spinal cord tumor at the thoracic level. The nurse is aware that the most common early symptom of a spinal cord tumor is what?