The nursing instructor is talking with her class about cast care when one of the students asks what the nurse should do if a patient sticks something inside a cast to scratch whatever itched. What action would the instructor tell the students it would be appropriate for the nurse to take?

A patient comes to the clinic for a routine checkup. During the assessment the patient states that they have had pain in the mid-epigastric region off and on for “several weeks.” The nurse suspects a peptic ulcer and asks the patient to describe their pain. A patient with a peptic ulcer usually describes the pain as what?

Much research has been done on the care of the terminally ill. What have these studies shown is a potential deficiency in the care of the dying in hospital settings?

The nurse is providing care to a client who has experienced several episodes of angina. What is the primary outcome for this client?

Which adverse effect listed below is common for patients taking topical nitroglycerin paste?

Ethical issues have been raised within hospitals regarding patient care. Ethical committees have been formed to address these numerous ethical issues. As health care professionals, nurses are often members of these ethical committees. What issue has raised the most troubling ethical issues?

The nurse is completing a health history on a patient whose diagnosis is chronic gastritis. Which of the data below should the nurse consider most significantly related to the etiology of the patient’s health problem?

4 The nurse teaches the client about lisinopril (Prinivil) and evaluates that additional teaching is required when the client makes which statement

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