A nurse is admitting a client who reports chest pain and has been placed on a telemetry monitor. Which of the following should the nurse analyze to determine whether the client is experiencing a myocardial infarction?

A nurse is preparing to assist with the insertion of a non-tunneled central venous catheter for a client who is malnourished. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has pneumonia. Which of the following serum laboratory values should the nurse expect?

A nurse is checking a client's ventilator settings. The nurse should understand that positive end- expiratory pressure has which of the following purposes?

A nurse is performing a cranial nerve assessment on a client following a head injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect if the client has impaired function of the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII)?

A nurse on a medical unit is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse attend to first?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for 1 week. For which of the following findings should the nurse notify the provider?

A nurse is performing skin cancer screening on a group of clients. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of melanoma?

A nurse is teaching a client and his partner about performing peritoneal dialysis at home.
When discussing peritonitis, which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as the earliest indication of this complication?

A nurse is reviewing the following ABG results for a postoperative client: pH 7.27, PaCO2 49 mm Hg, PaO2 65 mm Hg, HCO 22 mEq/L. The nurse should interpret the findings as which of the following imbalances?

A nurse is reviewing a client's cardiac monitor for dysrhythmias. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication for the placement of a permanent pacemaker?