The nurse is caring for a client who was admitted with a traumatic amputation of the right lower leg.  The provider has prescribed gabapentin to the client’s medication regimen.  Which of the following is the best explanation for this prescription?

The nurse is caring for a client brought to the emergency department with an elevated temperature and general malaise.  Laboratory tests confirm influenza type A.  Which medical treatments would the nurse anticipate in the discharge instructions?  Select all that apply.

The nurse is assisting a client with removing shoes prior to an examination and observes that the client has a flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joints of multiple toes.  What can the nurse encourage the client to do?

An elderly client slipped on an area rug at home and suffered a left intertrochanteric fracture of the femur.  The client is unable to have immediate surgery and is having severe pain.  Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate to minimize energy loss in response to pain?

A client experiences a musculoskeletal injury that involves the structure connecting a muscle to the bone.  The nurse understands that this injury involves which of the following?

An elderly client’s hypertension is not well-controlled, and a new anti-hypertensive medication is prescribed. What is most important for the nurse to teach this client about this medication?

Which of the following medications is most likely to be expected when the nurse is caring for a client with atrial fibrillation?

The nurse working in the emergency department is caring for a client with a possible wrist fracture.  The client tells the nurse that he is unable to straighten the fingers of the injured hand.  Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

The nursing instructor is describing the process of ossification.  Which of the following would the instructor describe as being responsible for deposition of bone matrix during development?

A client is being treated for gastroesophageal reflux disease.  During his visit, he states that his reflux is much improved, but now he is having diarrhea.  In addition to his prescribed treatment, he has been taking an antacid.  Which of the following components of an antacid might be causing his diarrhea?