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A nurse is caring for a post-operative client status-post cholecystectomy. Post-operative day 2, Temperature: 99.8° Fahrenheit, Heart Rate: 115 beats/min, Respirations: 26 breaths/min, Blood Pressure 98/66 mmHg.  O2 Saturation: 95%. Arterial blood gases: pH: 7.47 pCO2: 31 pO2: 85 HCO3: 22. Which of the following post-operative complications is the nurse concerned the client is experiencing?

A home care nurse should teach the client that for the first week after eye surgery for cataract removal: Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for four patients in a long-term acute care facility. Which of the following clients indicate a readiness to wean from mechanical ventilation?

A 60-year-old client has a hematocrit of 55% and a history of polycythemia vera. The nurse is explaining which cardiovascular complication is associated with this diagnosis? 

The nurse is caring for a client with a spinal cord injury has experienced several hypotensive episodes.  Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

Which set of vital signs is consistent with the symptoms of cardiogenic shock in a client with an acute MI?

The nurse is caring for a client in the intensive care unit.  The client is admitted with a traumatic brain injury and has an increased intracranial pressure.  The provider calls the unit and tells the unit secretary to prepare for a lumbar puncture for this patient. The best action by the nurse is to  

The multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), client complains of pain in the distal digits and in the abdomen.  You notice she has multiple petechiae on her skin and that her urine is positive for occult blood.  Select the possible phenomena that might be occurring from the list below:

A nurse is administering rivaroxaban to a client with atrial fibrillation.  Which of the following statements by the client indicates teaching was effective?

A fifty-year-old client is admitted for diagnostic studies for a possible abdominal aortic aneurysm.  Which of these symptoms, if present, should be reported to the primary care provider immediately?