The nurse is checking the laboratory results of client admitted to the medical unit.  The nurse is alerted to the presence of an infectious process based on the finding of:

A nurse is measuring the blood pressure of a client who has a fractured femur. The blood pressure reading is 140/94 mm Hg, and the client denies any history of hypertension. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Which entry documented into a client’s chart by the nurse would be best? 

The folds in the colon are called:

The opening of some part of the colon through the abdominal wall to allow fecal drainage is called a/an:

Food in the stomach is prevented from exiting into the small intestines by the action ring of smooth muscles called:

The LAO/RPO colon body positions will demonstrate both the:

The name of the exam where a fiber optic scope is placed into the duodenum to assess the biliary system is the :  

The visualization of which structure usually indicates the completion of a small bowel series?

For a small bowel series when the patient has hypomotility (moves slow) of the small intestine, which procedure should be performed to accelerate peristalsis?