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Which cast care instructions should the nurse provide to a patient who just had a plaster cast applied to the right forearm? (Select all that apply)

The nurse is aware that all of those manifestations are true about absence (petit mal), except: 

The nurse is working with a client diagnosed with binge eating disorder. Which medication should the nurse expect to teach the client about?

The nurse is teaching safety measures to a patient with seizure disorder who has a history of diabetes mellitus. Which statement made by the patient shows ineffective learning?

The nurse caring for a patient following a musculoskeletal trauma should report all of these significant neurovascular impairment symptoms, except:

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestation in the patient who has experienced a stroke resulting in damage in Wernicke’s area?

The nurse is teaching a patient about dietary habits that can trigger cluster headaches. Which food item should the patient avoid?

Which disease exhibits Lhermitte’s sign as a clinical manifestation?

Fire rescue contacts the emergency department and advises them they are bringing in a patient with 27% TBSA burn who weighs 220 lbs.  The physician instructs you to prepare the fluid resuscitation necessary for this patient.  You will prepare to administer how many mL for the first 8 hours?  what will be the rate? ml/hr

A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who has a facial rash and alopecia tells the nurse, “I hate the way I look! I never go anyplace except here to the health clinic.” An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the patient is