A nurse is assisting with the care of an 18-year-old client who is at their provider's office for an annual physical. The client inquires about cancer examinations that they should have. Which of the following examinations should the nurse recommend?

A nurse is assisting in the care of the client who is postoperative following a fasciotomy.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.

A nurse is transporting a client who has pneumonia and is on droplet precautions to radiology. Which of the following safety measures should the nurse take while transporting the client?

A nurse is checking the abdominal incision of a client who is 24 hr postoperative. The nurse finds wound evisceration with protruding abdominal contents. The nurse should place the client into which of the following positions?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has diabetes mellitus about reducing the risk for a stroke. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about ostomy care with a client who has a new colostomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse instruct the client to report to the provider?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has a newly placed colostomy. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse the client has accepted their new altered body image?

A nurse is assisting in the care of the client who is postoperative following a fasciotomy.

The nurse is reviewing the client's electronic medical record (EMR). Click to highlight the statements in the EMR that indicate the client's condition is improving since implementing interventions. To deselect a finding, click on the finding again

Nurses' Notes

Day 3, 2300:

Client is alert and oriented to person, place, and time. Bilateral breath sounds clear and present throughout. Right leg with splint in place. Incisional dressing dry and intact. Wound drain to negative-pressure vacuum, draining small amounts of serosanguinous fluid. Bilateral pedal pulses 3+. Feet warm with intact movement and sensation. Client reports pain as a 4 on a scale of 0 to 10.

Vital Signs

Day 3, 2300:

Temperature 37.8° C (100° F)

Blood pressure 120/58 mm Hg

Heart rate 98/min

Respiratory rate 20/min

Oxygen saturation 95% on room air

A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is postoperative following an open reduction internal fixation of the right tibia.

For each finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with acute compartment syndrome, infection, and/or fat embolism syndrome. Each finding might support more than 1 disease process.

A nurse is assisting with the transfer of a client from a medical-surgical unit to an intensive care unit following a change in status. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the transfer documentation? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about breast self-examinations. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?