A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for four clients who are 24 to 36 hr postoperative.

Which of the following surgical procedures places the client at risk for deep-vein thrombosis?

A nurse is implementing a plan of care for a client who has AIDS with recurring pneumonia.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

During a routine physical examination, a nurse observes a 1-cm (0.4-in) lesion on a client's chest.

The lesion is raised and flesh-colored with pearly white borders.

The nurse should recognize that this finding is suggestive of which of the following types of skin cancer?

A nurse is teaching a client who has acute kidney disease about fluid restrictions. Which of the following statements by the client should the nurse identify as understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a traumatic brain injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?

A nurse is caring for a client who reports a throbbing headache after a lumbar puncture. Which of the following actions is most likely to facilitate resolution of the headache?

While performing an admission assessment for a client, the nurse notes that the client has varicose veins with ulcerations and lower extremity edema with a report of a feeling of heaviness.

Which of the following nursing diagnoses should the nurse identify as being the priority in the client's care?

A charge nurse is teaching a group of healthcare workers about hand hygiene to prevent infection. Which of the following information should the charge nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse suspects that a client admitted for treatment of bacterial meningitis is experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which of the following assessment findings by the nurse supports this suspicion?

A nurse is assessing a client who reports numbness and pain in his right palm, index finger, and middle finger.

The client reports working with a keyboard most of the time while at work.

The nurse suspects carpal tunnel syndrome.

Which of the following tests should the nurse request that the client perform?

A nurse in an ophthalmology clinic is interviewing a client who was referred by his primary care provider for suspicion of cataracts. The nurse should expect the client to report.