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 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 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 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 finding should the nurse expect to assess?

The nurse’s discharge teaching for a patient who has had a repair of a fractured mandible will include information about

The nurse is caring for a patient with urinary retention. Which measure(s) should the nurse take when assisting the patient to void? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse reads on a client’s chart that the client has exophthalmos. What assessment finding is consistent with this diagnosis?

The nurse outlines the characteristics of primary or secondary dysmenorrhea to help the patient understand her condition. Match the options with the symptoms. (Options can be used once, more than once, or not at all.) Characteristic Primary Dysmenorrhea Secondary Dysmenorrhea Uterine contraction causing cramps Caused by uterine polyps Occurs within first menstruation past menarche Lower abdomen pain progressing to back and thighs Pain lasts throughout menstrual flow Caused by a release of high levels of prostaglandins

A client presents to the emergency department reporting a foreign body in the eye. For what diagnostic testing should the nurse prepare the client?