A nurse is caring for a client who has had a spinal cord injury at the level of the T2-T3 vertebrae. When planning care, the nurse should anticipate which of the following types of disability?.
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A nurse is planning care for a client who has quadriplegia….
A nurse is planning care for a client who has quadriplegia. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement that would be best to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving radiation th…
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is caring for a client who has increased intracrania…
A nurse is caring for a client who has increased intracranial pressure. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement?
A nurse is doing pre op teaching to a client who is schedule…
A nurse is doing pre op teaching to a client who is scheduled for a prostatectomy for the treatment of prostate cancer. What information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A nurse is caring for a client who is being admitted for an…
A nurse is caring for a client who is being admitted for an acute exacerbation of ulcerative colitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
A nurse is preparing a client who has AIDS for discharge. Wh…
A nurse is preparing a client who has AIDS for discharge. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the discharge instructions?
A public health nurse is teaching a group of high school stu…
A public health nurse is teaching a group of high school students how to respond if a person suffers a suspected spinal cord injury. The nurse should instruct participants to do which of the following actions?
A nurse is reviewing the arterial blood gas values for a cli…
A nurse is reviewing the arterial blood gas values for a client. The pH is 7.32, PaCO2 48 mm Hg and the HCO3 23 mEq/L. The nurse should recognize that these finding s indicate of which of the following acid base balances?
A nurse is reviewing laboratory values on a client. Which of…
A nurse is reviewing laboratory values on a client. Which of the following statements indicates an understanding of the values?