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A nurse is caring for an 83-year-old client who is being assessed for recurrent and intractable nausea. What age-related change to the GI system may be a contributor to the client’s health complaint?

A client’s electrocardiogram reveals an irregular rhythm of 75 bpm with a normal QRS and P wave. The nurse who is caring for the client should anticipate:

During the care conference for a client who has multiple chronic conditions, the case manager has alluded to the principles of the interface model of disability. What statement is most characteristic of this model?

A client with diabetes is attending a class on the prevention of associated diseases. What action should the client perform to reduce the risk of osteomyelitis?

When caring for a client who has had a stroke, a priority is reduction of ICP. What client position is most consistent with this goal?

A nurse is explaining the process by which the body removes cells from circulation after they have performed their physiologic function. The nurse is describing what process?

While caring for a client with an endotracheal tube, the nurse should normally provide suctioning how often?

The nurse is caring for a client who has a peripheral IV in place for fluid replacement. When caring for the client’s IV site, the nurse should

A client is admitted to the medical unit with an exacerbation of multiple sclerosis. When assessing this client, the nurse has the client stick out her tongue and move it back and forth. What is the nurse assessing?

During the nurse’s assessment of a female client, the client reveals that she experienced sexual abuse when she was a young woman. What is the nurse’s most appropriate response to this disclosure?