A 68-year-old patient reports feeling dizzy and weak when getting up from bed in the morning. The client states, “I have to sit on the edge of the bed for a few minutes before I can stand up, or I feel like I’m going to faint.”  What does the nurse suspect and what vital signs support this?

A male patient is hypoxic which the provider correlates with a damaged kidney that is not secreting adequate erythropoietin. What can the nurse expect to see in the patient’s lab values?

A nurse is teaching a health promotion class about isometric exercises. Which exercise will the nurse give as an example?

The nurse is teaching a postmenopausal client about the use of calcium to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. The client asks: “Why do I have to take vitamin D with my calcium?” What is the nurse’s best response?

A nurse should teach which of the following clients requiring crutches about how to use a two-point gait?

The nurse is preparing to help a client get up from a chair using crutches. Place in order the steps that the nurse outlines to the client to do this procedure correctly.

There is a fracture on tooth:

The Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that must always be worn during dentals are: select all that apply

Plaque forms ___ after brushing.

Which of the following statements about using a curette for subgingival calculus removal is the least accurate?