Identify a risk factor for melanoma.

What condition increases the risk for skin breakdown?

Currently, the client’s vitals are HR 60, BP 100/72, Temp 98.9, SaO2 97%. What should the nurse do next?

Identify a common physiologic sign that occurs with pain.

F ex 2.jpg The nurse observes a client sitting in the position depicted in the image.  Why might the client prefer to sit this way?

The client reports SOB and the nurse notes the client’s color is pale with a bluish hue around the lips. What is the priority action by the nurse?

The nurse palpates a hard, unilateral, non-tender node that seems “stuck” or fixed in place in the right anterior neck. What is the nurse’s concern?

The client taking new blood pressure medications presents to the emergency department after a syncopal episode.  He complains of lightheadedness when he sits upright quickly.  Identify the suspected cause.

Where is the most common site of breast cancer?

 A 34-year-old female reports pain and burning with urination. How would the nurse document these symptoms?