The nurse completes an admission assessment on a patient with asthma. Which information given by patient is most indicative of a need for a change in therapy?

As part of a thorough assessment of a newborn the nurse should check for hip dislocation and dysplasia.  Which of the following techniques would the nurse most likely use?

A nurse assesses a patient and identifies that the patient has pallor conjunctivae. Which focused assessment will the nurse complete next?

A client with a history of heart failure, hypertension, and a past-MI has been admitted to the telemetry unit. Which of the following symptoms alerts the nurse that the client has developed acute decompensated right-sided heart failure? Select all that apply. 

What is the goal temperature during induction of therapeutic hypothermia? 

The biggest benefit of therapeutic hypothermia is? 

The nurse in the ICU is admitting a 57-year-old man with a diagnosis of possible septic shock. The nurse’s assessment reveals that the patient has a normal blood pressure, increased heart rate, decreased bowel sounds, and cold, clammy skin. The nurse’s analysis of these data should lead to what preliminary conclusion?

A patient on the telemetry unit has developed a sinus bradycardia and subsequent hypotension. The nurse is expecting to receive and order for? 

A client who has been admitted to the cardiac care unit with a myocardial infarction complains of chest pain.  The nursing intervention that would be most effective in relieving the client’s pain would be to administer the ordered:

A patient in congestive heart failure arrives to the emergency department with a 10 lb weight gain, pulmonary edema, and 3+ pitting edema to bilateral shins. The RN has obtained IV access and sent labs for analysis – which of the following is expected to see?