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The nurse is planning the care of a client with hyperthyroidism. What should the nurse specify in the client’s meal plan?

The nurse is caring for a patient with increased intracranial pressure (ICP) caused by a traumatic brain injury. Which of the following clinical manifestations would suggest that the patient may be experiencing increased brain compression causing brain stem damage?

The nurse is caring for a client with lung metastases who just underwent a mediastinotomy. What should be the focus of the nurse’s postprocedure care?

A client is undergoing testing for suspected adrenocortical insufficiency. The care team should screen the client for what common cause of this health problem?

Reviewing the client’s report of laboratory test results as provided, the nurse realizes that which results are critical for the patient with a decreased level of consciousness?

A client with chronic kidney disease is completing an exchange during peritoneal dialysis. The nurse observes that the peritoneal fluid is draining slowly and that the client’s abdomen is increasing in girth. What is the nurse’s most appropriate action?

The nurse is providing preprocedure teaching about an ultrasound. The nurse informs the client that in preparation for an ultrasound of the lower urinary tract the client will require what?

A nurse is teaching a client how to perform flow type incentive spirometry prior to scheduled thoracic surgery. What instruction should the nurse provide to the client?

A client is prescribed corticosteroid therapy. What would be priority information for the nurse to give the client who is prescribed long-term corticosteroid therapy?

The nurse is aware that the most common pathogen involved in this infectious disease of the heart  tends to be viral and can lead to heart failure and cardiomyopathy . Choose the best answer.