The primary concern of the nurse caring for a client who has decreased range of motion and ambulatory ability is to prevent:
The nurse is caring for a patient with syphilis. Which manif…
The nurse is caring for a patient with syphilis. Which manifestation indicates that the syphilis has progressed to the secondary stage?
When checking a client’s capillary refill on the toes, a nur…
When checking a client’s capillary refill on the toes, a nurse notes that normal color returned within one and one-half seconds. This finding indicates which of these?
The nurse describes the “morning-after” pill, levonorgestrel…
The nurse describes the “morning-after” pill, levonorgestrel, as a multipurpose pill. Which statement(s) describe(s) a purpose of levonorgestrel? (Select all that apply.)
A young man who has been diagnosed as sterile says to the nu…
A young man who has been diagnosed as sterile says to the nurse, “I am not much of a man or a husband.” Which response is most therapeutic?
When the nurse is caring for a patient who reports he has bl…
When the nurse is caring for a patient who reports he has blood that begins, when he initiates the urine stream and then abates. Based on underlying pathophysiology, the nurse concludes that the hematuria is occurring in which location?
A nurse cares for a client with urinary incontinence. The cl…
A nurse cares for a client with urinary incontinence. The client states, “I am so embarrassed. My bladder leaks like a young child’s bladder.” How should the nurse respond?
A nurse in the family clinic is teaching a client newly diag…
A nurse in the family clinic is teaching a client newly diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) about drugs used to treat the disease. For which medication does the nurse plan primary teaching?
The school health nurse is educating a female student with q…
The school health nurse is educating a female student with questions regarding puberty and pubic hair. The student asks “What is the top part where the hair is?” Which response is most helpful?
A nurse assesses a client with a rotator cuff injury. Which…
A nurse assesses a client with a rotator cuff injury. Which finding should the nurse expect to assess?