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An obese 60-year-old female had abdominal surgery this morning. She has a past medical history of deep vein thrombus (DVT). What action by the nurse would be most effective in preventing development of another DVT during her hospital stay?

The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for a below the knee amputation (BKA) tomorrow. In developing a preoperative teaching plan the nurse includes all of the following except:

The normal balance of which of the following is on the credit side?

A patient presents to the outpatient clinic with several complaints, and the nurse suspects rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Which of the following symptoms would be most characteristic of RA?

All of the following are risk factors for osteomyelitis except:

A nurse is assessing a postoperative patient’s pain. The patient reports abdominal pain rated 6 out of 10, which began after coughing. The patient states that rest and pain medication alleviate the pain, while coughing exacerbates it. Which element of the pain assessment is missing?

A patient in the ER complains of back pain and difficulty breathing 15 minutes after a transfusion of packed red blood cells is started. The nurse’s first action should be to:

Teaching for a client who is to be on long-term corticosteroid therapy should include which of the following?

A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a patient who has overdosed on opioids. Which medication is the appropriate reversal agent for opioid overdose?

A nurse is assessing a patient with Parkinson’s disease. Which of the following symptoms should the nurse expect to observe?