A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is to undergo open heart surgery.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider as a contraindication to receiving heparin?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following a modified left radical mastectomy with a breast expander.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of 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 caring for a client admitted with a skull fracture.

Which of the following assessment findings should be of greatest concern to the nurse?

A nurse is administering furosemide 80 mg PO twice daily to a client who has pulmonary edema.

Which of the following assessment findings indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is to undergo open heart surgery.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider as a contraindication to receiving heparin?

A nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of diverticulitis and reports that he uses multiple complementary and alternative healing therapies.

Which of the following complementary therapies should the nurse identify as contraindicated for the client?

A nurse is monitoring a client's heart rhythm following the insertion of a permanent pacemaker.

Which of the following images should the nurse expect?

A nurse is planning the discharge of a client who had an ischemic stroke.

The nurse should ensure that the client is discharged with which of the following types of pharmacologic therapy?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client and their 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 caring for a client who has anemia.

Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse anticipate with the client's condition?