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Which assessment findings by the nurse caring for a client who is post-operative Day 1 from coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using a right radial artery graft is most important to communicate to the health care provider?

A client diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis is receiving intravenous heparin.  What does the nurse identify as the priority outcome for this client?

During assessment of the client with fibromyalgia, the nurse would expect the patient to report which symptom?

 When infants are seen for fractures, which nursing intervention is a priority?

The circulating nurse is assisting the surgeon with a procedure in the operating room (OR).  The surgeon asks the nurse to place more sterile gauze on the sterile field.  The nurse will use which technique to maintain surgical asepsis?

A nurse is assessing a client with hypokalemia and notes that the client’s handgrip strength has diminished since the previous assessment 1 hour ago. Which action should the nurse perform first?

A nurse is providing care to a client with an indwelling catheter. Which practice indicates the nurse is following guidelines for avoiding catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)?

A client has hyperphosphatemia. The nurse looks for manifestations of which other electrolyte imbalance in this client?

The nurse reviews the client’s arterial blood gases pH 7.50, pCO2 39 mmHg, HCO3- 30 mEq/L and determines the client has which acid-base disorder?

According to the following reaction, how many grams of sulfur are formed when 37.4 g of water are formed?               2 H2S(g) + SO2(g)  →  3 S(s) + 2 H2O(l)