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Question: A patient who is unconscious after a head injury has cerebral edema. Which nursing intervention will be included in the plan of care?

Question: A patient with acute coronary syndrome has returned to the coronary care unit after having angioplasty with stent placement. Which assessment data indicate the need for immediate action by the nurse?

Question: After reviewing a chart for a patient with pneumonia and sepsis, which information is most important for the nurse to report?

Question: A patient who has severe refractory psoriasis on the face, neck, and extremities reports being socially withdrawn because of the appearance of the lesions. Which action would the nurse take first?

Question: After change-of-shift report, which patient will the nurse assess first?

Question: The health care provider writes an order for bacteriologic testing for a patient who has a positive tuberculosis skin test. Which action would the nurse take?

Question: Which action would the nurse in the hypertension clinic take to obtain an accurate baseline blood pressure (BP) for a new patient?

Question: A patient is brought to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance after being found unconscious on the bathroom floor. Which action will the nurse take first?

Question: Which complication is most serious in untreated infection?

Question: After receiving change-of-shift report on the following four patients, which patient would the nurse see first?