A nurse is caring for an 84-year-old male client in the medical unit.

The client was admitted from a provider’s office with complaints of fatigue, dizziness, and shortness of breath. The nurse reviews the client’s medical records to prepare the client’s plan of care.

Exhibits

The client demonstrates mild orthostatic hypotension, with a drop in blood pressure upon standing.

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is most likely experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client’s progress.

Select the 5 findings that can cause delayed wound healing.

A nurse is providing teaching to a group of clients. Which of the following clients is at risk for developing peripheral arterial disease?

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about the risk factors for dehiscence for clients who have surgical incisions.
Which of the following factors should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse reviews a primary health care provider’s prescriptions and notes that a topical nitrate is prescribed. The nurse notes that acetaminophen is prescribed to be administered before the nitrate.
The nurse implements the prescription with which understanding about why acetaminophen is prescribed?

A nurse is preparing to administer ziprasidone 10 mg IM every 6 hr. Available is ziprasidone 20 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

Use a leading zero if it applies.
Do not use a trailing zero.) mL. .

A nurse is caring for a client who has a Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain in place after surgery for an open reduction and internal fixation.
The nurse should understand that the JP drain was placed for which of the following purposes?

A nurse is assessing a client who is in skeletal traction. The nurse should correct which of the following findings?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has deep partial- and full-thickness burns to his face, chest, abdomen, and upper arms.
What is the nurse’s priority intervention for this client during the resuscitation phase of injury?

A nurse is preparing to start an IV infusion of lactated Ringer’s for a client who sustained a burn injury.

The client is prescribed 5,200 mL of fluid over the first 24 hr. How many mL/hr should the nurse set the pump to infuse for the first 8 hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is caring for a client.

Select the 5 findings that can cause delayed wound healing.