A patient with COPD states that they have had a 5-pound weight gain in the past week. The complication that may have contributed to the weight gain is:

Order: morphine 3mg IVP, Q6hrs prn Drug available: morphine 10mg/mL Administer:____________________

A client has a tibial fracture that required casting. Approximately 5 hours later, the client has increasing pain distal to the fracture despite the morphine injection administered 30 minutes previously. Which of the following should be the nurse’s priority assessments? (select all that apply)

You will have 100 minutes to complete this exam. There are multiple choice and alternate format questions on the exam. Once you have submitted an answer, you will not be allowed to back-track.

The nurse identifies that a patient exhibits the characteristic gait associated with Parkinson’s disease. When documenting on the client’s chart, the nurse should describe the gait as

A client with COPD is experiencing dyspnea and has 85% SaO2. The nurse plans to administer oxygen as ordered. Which of the following actions is true concerning oxygen administration to a client with COPD?

The nurse is testing the hearing of a 78-year-old man and keeps in mind the changes in hearing that occur with aging include which of the following?

The nurse is caring for the client in the emergency room following a snowboarding accident. The client momentarily lost consciousness at the time of the injury and then regained it. The client now has lost consciousness again. The nurse takes quick action, knowing this is consistent with

It would be most accurate for the nurse teaching a patient with chronic renal failure about dietary restrictions that he should avoid foods high in:

The client asks the nurse if he can get out of bed while in Buck’s traction. The nurse should instruct the client