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A nurse enters a client’s room to discover that the client has no pulse or respirations. After calling for help, the first action the nurse should take is:

The initial assessment of a patient reveals a respiratory rate of 32 breaths/min.What follow-up assessment data should the nurse obtain first?

The nurse articulates the difference between unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by which of the following explanations?

When a client with pneumonia is experiencing dyspnea because of difficulty expectorating thick respiratory secretions, which action by the RN will be MOST helpful?

Which symptom will the nurse include as a reason to withhold the medication when teaching a client about digoxin therapy?

Which of the following patients requires immediate intervention?

What are the signs & symptoms of osteomyelitis? Select all that apply.

Which predisposing condition would the nurse anticipate in the client observed to have edema at the dorsum of the foot and ankle?

To prevent the most common serious complication of peritoneal dialysis, what is most important for the nurse to do?

The nurse is caring for a client with a serum potassium level of 3.5 mEq/L. The client is placed on a cardiac monitor and receives 40 mEq potassium chloride in 1000 ml of 5% dextrose in water IV. Which of the following EKG patterns indicates to the nurse that the infusions should be discontinued?