The surgical nurse is admitting a client to the operating room.  Which information would require the nurse to call a time-out?

A client is being discharged to home after application of a plaster leg cast.  Which statement indicates that the client understands proper care of the cast?

The expected assessment findings for a client with Raynaud’s Phenomenon include (select all that apply): 

Which data would indicate to the nurse that simvastatin is effective

While taking a set of vital signs, the client complains of chest pain radiating down the left arm and shortness of breath.  The vitals are as follows: temperature 98.6 degrees F, pulse 118, respirations 26, and BP 150/90.  What would you do next?

A nurse is teaching a client about intermittent claudication.  How would the nurse best describe this condition?

When administering alendronate to a patient, the nurse will.

Physician orders a continuous IV heparin infusion for a patient with swelling and pain of the upper leg caused by a DVT.  While the patient is receiving the heparin infusion, the nurse should;

  Complete the following sentence by choosing the likely option for the missing information from the lists of options provided.  The client is scheduled for surgery.  The nurse must confirm surgical consent has occurred before the procedure can proceed.  This type of consent is the responsibility of the _________________. Options: Anesthesiologist Circulator CRNA Perioperative nurse Surgeon Registered nurse first assistant Scrub technician  

A female client has rheumatoid arthritis.  Upon physical examination of the client, the nurse should expect to find;