A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy?

A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a client who has total vision loss and is the handler of a service dog. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to show consideration for the client and the service animal?

A nurse in a long-term care facility is caring for a bedridden client. Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to a potential complication of the client's immobility?

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 assessing for early signs of compartment syndrome for a client who has a short-leg fiberglass cast. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is completing discharge teaching with a client who has a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line in the left arm. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is teaching a client about the use of an incentive spirometer. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

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 in an emergency department is caring for a client who has sinus bradycardia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

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