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A client with a recent history of nephrolithiasis has presented to the ED. After determining that the client’s cardiopulmonary status is stable, what aspect of care should the nurse prioritize?

The nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with Raynaud phenomenon. The nurse should plan interventions to address what most important nursing diagnosis?

A nurse is assessing a client’s cranial nerves. Which of the following methods should the nurse use to assess cranial nerve II?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been hospitalized with an acute asthma exacerbation. What drugs should the nurse expect to be ordered for this client to gain underlying control of persistent asthma?

The nurse is planning the care of a client who has been diagnosed with hypertension, but who otherwise enjoys good health at the age of 55. When assessing the response to an antihypertensive drug regimen, what blood pressure would be the goal of treatment?

The nurse is caring for a client who is known to have a high risk for venous thromboembolism. What preventative actions should the nurse recommend? Select all that apply.

A 42-year-old woman comes to the clinic complaining of occasional urinary incontinence when she sneezes. The clinic nurse should recognize what type of incontinence?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has schizophrenia and is receiving chlorpromazine. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?

The nurse is caring for an older adult client who is in cardiac rehabilitation following heart surgery. The client has been walking on a regular basis for about a week and walks for 15 minutes 3 times a day. The client states that he has cramp-like pain in the legs every time he walks and that the pain gets “better when I rest.” The client’s care plan should address what problem?

A client with an occluded coronary artery is admitted and has an emergency percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The client is admitted to the cardiac critical care unit after the PTCA. The complications for which the nurse should monitor the client include which of the following?