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A client suffered a subtrochanteric hip fracture after falling out of bed.  Which complication is most likely related to this type of fracture?

A client with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis is awaiting surgical intervention. The nurse listens for bowel tones, hears none, and observes that the abdomen is rigid and board-like.  What is the likely complication that is developing at this time?

The nurse is obtaining a history from a client brought to the emergency department following a motor vehicle accident. The client states having a history of rheumatic heart disease as a child. Which long-standing changes of rheumatic heart disease are evaluated for?

The nurse is obtaining a history from a client brought to the emergency department following a motor vehicle accident. The client states having a history of rheumatic heart disease as a child. Which long-standing changes of rheumatic heart disease are evaluated for?

The nurse is caring for a client who was in a motor vehicle accident 3 months ago, in which he suffered a comminuted fracture of the tibia.  The client presented in the emergency department with a fever, drainage from his surgical incision and increase pain in his injured leg.  Which is the priority nursing intervention at this time?

The nurse is caring for a client following a colonoscopy in which the bowel was visualized to have a cobblestone appearance due to transmural ulcerations and fistulae that have formed among edematous tissue. These signs are characteristic of which disease process?

The nurse is caring for a client who was in a motor vehicle accident 3 months ago, in which he suffered a comminuted fracture of the tibia.  The client presented in the emergency department with a fever, drainage from his surgical incision and increase pain in his injured leg.  Which is the priority nursing intervention at this time?

The nurse is caring for a client following a colonoscopy in which the bowel was visualized to have a cobblestone appearance due to transmural ulcerations and fistulae that have formed among edematous tissue. These signs are characteristic of which disease process?

An adult is swinging a small child by the arms, when the child suddenly screams and grabs his left arm.  It is determined in the emergency department that the radial head is partially dislocated.  What is this partially dislocated radial head documented as?

An adult is swinging a small child by the arms, when the child suddenly screams and grabs his left arm.  It is determined in the emergency department that the radial head is partially dislocated.  What is this partially dislocated radial head documented as?