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A patient with a productive cough, chills, and night sweats is suspected of having active tuberculosis.  What is the most important initial intervention the nurse should perform?  

A client has a history of chronic hypocalcemia.  What intervention is most important for the nurse to add to this client’s plan of care?

A 0.91 in. x 9.8 in. plate is connected to a gusset with six 1-1/4 in. bolts. Standard sizing is used for the bolt holes. What is the gross area of the plate?

A client is being discharged and needs to monitor for the development of hyperkalemia.  Which intervention is most important for the nurse to teach the client?

A 0.48 in. x 3.3 in. plate is connected to a gusset with three 7/8 in. bolts. Standard sizing is used for the bolt holes. What is the gross area of the plate?

A patient alerts the nurse that his chest tube has come out.  What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?

A client has been diagnosed with hypervolemia and is confused.  Which intervention is a priority to relieve the confusion?

Statistics plays a major role in structural engineering.

A nurse is caring for a client who has COPD.  The client tells the nurse, “I can feel the congestion in my lungs, and I certainly cough a lot, but I can’t seem to bring anything up.”  Which of the following actions should the nurse take to help this client with tenacious bronchial secretions?

A nursing assistant asks the nurse if respiratory isolation is needed for a client with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia.  What is the nurse’s best response?