The nurse is caring for a client who has just returned from the ERCP removal of gallstones. The nurse should monitor the client for signs of what complications?

(MOP)A patient presents to the walk-in clinic complaining of vomiting and burning in their mid-epigastria. The nurse knows that to confirm peptic ulcer disease, the physician is likely to order a diagnostic test to detect the presence of what?

(P) Extrapyramidal side effects consist of:

 (C) You are caring for a patient with renal dysfunction. The patient tells you that the pain in their right flank has gotten worse. Why would you notify the physician of the increased pain?

(M) A client who is HIV positive has had a PPD test for TB. The nurse notes a 7mm area of induration at the site of the skin test. The nurse interprets the results as:

A client admitted with acute diverticulitis has experienced a sudden increase in temperature and reports a sudden onset of exquisite abdominal tenderness. The nurse’s rapid assessment reveals that the client’s abdomen is uncharacteristically rigid on palpation. What is the nurse’s best response?

A patient has the following medication orders: Pantaprozole 40mg PO qAM, Metoprolol  50mg PO bid, Lorazepam  0.5mg PO now, Albuterol 1 puff q 4 hours PRN. The patient’s medical history includes high cholesterol and asthma. Which of the orders should the nurse question?    

By what mechanism do most hormones travel through the organism that produces them? a. the circulatory system c. the nervous system b. diffusion d. the urinary system

What are the two prongs for determining causation?

If the plaintiff still would have been injured without the defendant’s conduct, then the element of causation has not been met.