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Which skin type needs proper cleaning, exfoliating, and hydrating?

Vena cava filter devices are inserted to prevent pulmonary emboli by trapping clots from the venous system of the legs and include which of the following?

In class you sit up front, maintain eye contact with the instructor, and nod in agreement; however, your mind is far away and not focused on the lecture.  This is an example of 

You are on the phone, when your girlfriend/boyfriend walks up and asks who’s on the phone.  S/he then starts asking if it is another girl/boy and what are you doing talking on the phone with another girl/boy.  Even though you tell her/him it’s your buddy this is an example of what type of ineffective listening?

A client returns from dialysis and the nurse observes that the skin around the permcath insertion site is red, warm to touch, and painful.  Which priority action should the nurse perform first?

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the table below by selecting from the provided list. Not every option will be used, but, each option will only be used once.  When caring for a client with left ventricular dysfunction, the nurse assesses for related to inadequate cerebral perfusion, related to inadequate myocardium perfusion, and related to inadequate renal perfusion.  The nurse monitors a client who has heart failure closely for complications of pulmonary congestion when administering intravenous fluids.  Manifestations of pulmonary congestion include , , and .  If the client experiences acute pulmonary edema, the nurse would place the client in a sitting position and administer and an . 

The nurse suspects cardiac tamponade in a patient who has acute pericarditis. What assessment findings will the nurse look for? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY (3)

A client diagnosed with heart failure (HF) is prescribed furosemide (Lasix), digoxin (Lanoxin), and potassium chloride. During the assessment the nurse finds that the client is nauseated, has a headache with blurred vision, reports feeling weak, and heart rate is 48 beats per minute (bpm).  Which complication is triggering these clinical manifestations?

The nurse is planning care for a patient with severe heart failure who has developed increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels. Which aim will be the primary treatment goal?

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with acute infective endocarditis (IE).  The client reports painful, tender, pea-sized lesions on their fingers.  Which is the best description of these findings?