After instructing a patient in the self-administration of antibiotic eardrops, what is the nurse’s highest priority assessment?

The nurse understands the primary purpose of performing a myringotomy on a patient with recurring acute otitis media is to achieve which effect?

Which information would the nurse include when teaching a patient who has just received a prescription for ciprofloxacin (Cipro) to treat a urinary tract infection?

Nasal polyps are often associated with benign tumors

When examining the skin of an 80-year-old patient, the presence of which lesions will be of most concern to the nurse?

Which clinical problem at is the priority problem for a patient experiencing BPPV?

After sustaining a closed head injury and numerous lacerations and abrasions to the face and neck, a 42-year-old male is admitted to the medical-surgical floor. The patient is unconscious and has minimal response to noxious stimuli. Which of the following assessments, if observed by the nurse three hours after admission, should be reported to the physician?  

There is one opening in the schedule at the dermatology clinic, and four patients are seeking appointments today. Which patient will the nurse schedule for the available opening? 

The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with a Chlamydia trachomatis Which action would the nurse include in the plan of care?

The charge nurse is observing a new nurse who is caring for a patient with a disorder of the vestibular labyrinth. Which action by the nurse would indicate that the charge nurse intervene?