The client was given 15 mg of morphine IM. When the nurse checks the client for pain relief one hour later, the client is sleeping and has a respiratory rate of 8 breaths per minute. What is the nurse’s best first action?
The nurse is establishing outcomes for a client with rheumat…
The nurse is establishing outcomes for a client with rheumatoid arthritis. What would be an appropriate outcome following three days of immunosuppressant therapy?
A client with end stage Alzheimer’s disease is approaching d…
A client with end stage Alzheimer’s disease is approaching death. The family member reports to the nurse that she has heard about a “death rattle”. How does the nurse explain this term?
A person who has diabetes is brought into the emergency depa…
A person who has diabetes is brought into the emergency department by a friend who found him on the floor unconscious. What is the first nursing action?
Which assessment is most appropriate for potential problems…
Which assessment is most appropriate for potential problems for patients in the late stages of Parkinson’s disease?
What intervention should be included in a plan of care to pr…
What intervention should be included in a plan of care to prevent osteoporosis in older women?
A new client is on the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of…
A new client is on the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). After her initial assessment and introduction to the unit, she goes to her room to unpack her suitcase. She begins to arrange her belongings in the drawers and closet. Forty-five minutes later, when the nurse comes back to check on her, the client is still folding and unfolding her clothes and arranging and rearranging them in the drawers. What is the appropriate nursing intervention?
Structure #1 is the _______ ________ (two words)
Structure #1 is the _______ ________ (two words)
Structure “C” is called the ______ (one word) ;
Structure “C” is called the ______ (one word) ;
Cisterna chyli is labeled by the letter _____
Cisterna chyli is labeled by the letter _____