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 caring for a client who is 6 hr postoperative following application of an external fixator for a tibial fracture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client following a bronchoscopy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

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 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 is planning care for a client who is receiving heparin IV to treat a pulmonary embolism. Which of the following medications should the nurse plan to have at the bedside?

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 caring for a group of clients. The nurse should obtain a blood pressure reading using only the left extremity from which of the following clients?

A nurse is assessing a client who is preoperative and reports an allergy to bananas. The nurse should recognize that the client is at risk for an allergic cross-reactivity to which of the following substances?

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 is assessing a client who has acute kidney failure. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?