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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?

A client presents with a pressure ulcer on the ankle. What should the nurse do first?

Your client has been diagnosed with HIV. The physician will initiate ART (antiretroviral therapy) if which of the following occurs: (Select all that apply)

A client with Type 2 diabetes is taking one (1) glyburide tablet daily. The client asks whether an extra pill should be taken before exercise. The nurse should reply:

The nurse is teaching a group of diabetics about angiopathy of diabetes. Which information is correct and should be included in the discussion of vascular problems?

The nurse is caring for a patient following a tibial fracture. Which assessment data would be the most concerning?

A nurse is caring for a patient with a moderate torn rotator cuff. The doctor has ordered conservative care. The patient asks the nurse what that includes. The nurse includes all of the following except: