The high school nurse is caring for a student who is considering getting tattoos and asks for more information. What should the nurse include in educating the student?

A client brought to the emergency department has been exposed to smoke and flames from a house fire. What assessment finding is most important to the nurse in determining care of the client?

A client is diagnosed with a first-degree strain of the left ankle related to running 5 miles daily. How would the nurse differentiate the first-degree strain from other strains and sprains?

A client is diagnosed with a shoulder dislocation. Which assessment finding is most consistent with this injury?

A nurse in an outpatient urology clinic is reviewing the history and diagnostic findings of a 68-year-old client with a long history of smoking who presents with suspected bladder cancer. The client denies pain but reports a recent change in urine color. Which assessment finding should the nurse recognize as the most clinically significant indicator of early-stage bladder malignancy?

Which information would the nurse include when teaching a patient who has an exacerbation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)?

Which intervention is most appropriate to prevent dislocation after a posterior total hip replacement?

The client is admitted with full-thickness burns to the forearm. Which is the most accurate interpretation made by the nurse?

Following ureteroscopy, for the removal of ureteral calculus, a stent is temporarily left in place. The client asks what purpose the stent provides. Which is the best response from the nurse?

Which symptom distinguishes influenza from the common cold?