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A nurse uses sterile technique while suctioning a client with a tracheostomy. The purpose of maintaining sterile technique while actively suctioning the client is to break the chain of infection at which element?

A client has a prescription to take guaifenesin. The nurse determines that the client understands the proper administration of this medication if the client states he will perform which action?

Which military district was Texas in?

The Reconstruction period officially ended with the Compromise of 1877.

You are the nurse taking care of a 38yo woman, married with 2 children. She has a history of chronic pain, which has been newly diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Which priority nursing diagnosis is most likely to apply to this client’s care needs?  

Which of the following interventions are indicated for post needle stick HIV exposure prophylaxis for nurses? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

A nurse is completing a nutritional status assessment of a client with AIDS related complications. What are the priority components for the nurse to include in this assessment? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

The nurse is assessing a client with hypoxemia of an unknown cause. Which of the following objective assessment finding/s pertain to perfusion of oxygen and presence of circulating oxygen in the body. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

A nurse administers ipratropium bromide, as ordered, to a client with a 15yr history of COPD: Emphysema. Which STO indicates the drug is producing the therapeutic effect? Twenty minutes post administration the client will…

A nurse is caring for a client with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). The client reports fatigue, joint swelling and tenderness as well as difficulty urinating.  Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse anticipate due to the reported assessment?