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Which of the following medications is most likely to be expected when the nurse is caring for a client with atrial fibrillation?

The nurse is caring for a client who sustained multiple rib fractures as the result of an automobile accident.  Which of the following signs and/or symptoms does the nurse recognize as a complication of rib fractures that should be reported immediately to the provider?

A client experiences a musculoskeletal injury that involves the structure connecting a muscle to the bone.  The nurse understands that this injury involves which of the following?

The nurse is caring for a client who sustained multiple rib fractures as the result of an automobile accident.  Which of the following signs and/or symptoms does the nurse recognize as a complication of rib fractures that should be reported immediately to the provider?

The nursing instructor is explaining the difference between COX-2 inhibitors and traditional NSAIDs to a group of nursing students.  Which of the following points should she emphasize?

The nursing instructor is explaining the difference between COX-2 inhibitors and traditional NSAIDs to a group of nursing students.  Which of the following points should she emphasize?

The nurse knows that women and the elderly are at greater risk for a fatal myocardial event.  Which factor is the primary contributor in this?

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?