A med surg nurse has received a diabetic patient from the em…

A med surg nurse has received a diabetic patient from the emergency department for admission. While the nurse is completing the patient’s initial head to toe assessment, the nurse palpates the right dorsalis pedis pulse and feels a weak, thready pulse. What grade would the nurse document this pulse finding as?

The nurse is assessing a 22-year-old female patient who arri…

The nurse is assessing a 22-year-old female patient who arrives at the family clinic. The patient has finished her prescription for a urinary tract infection (UTI) and now reports a milky discharge from her vagina and has a fishy odor. After microscopic examination of the vaginal discharge, the health care provider prescribed metronidazole gel to be inserted vaginally. What is the suspected medical diagnosis for this patient?