Exhibits

The nurse reviews the history and physical, the nurses' notes, and the flow sheet to help determine what is causing the client's symptoms.

For each listed finding, click to indicate whether the finding is associated with arthritis or carpal tunnel syndrome. Each column must have at least one response option selected.

An adult client who is admitted to the mental health unit for treatment of bipolar disorder has a slightly slurred speech pattern and an unsteady gait. Which assessment finding is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider?

Reference Range:

Blood alcohol level [0 to 0.05% (0 to 10.9 mmol/L]

Lithium [0.8 to 1.2 mEq/L (0.8 to 1.2 mmol/L)]

The nurse is teaching a client's family member about seizure precautions. Which action described by the family member indicates the need for additional teaching?

A client undergoes an above-the-knee amputation (AKA) of the right leg because of peripheral vascular disease. On the second postoperative day, the nurse enters the room to take the client's vital signs and finds the client lying in a prone position. The client asks for assistance in turning. Which action should the nurse take first?

The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) reports that a client's blood pressure cannot be measured in the arms because the client has casts on both arms and is unable to be measured in the legs because the client is in the supine position. Which action should the nurse implement?

Data is evaluated to determine possible condition and appropriate interventions.

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices area to specify which condition the client is most likely experiencing, two actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

A client who sustained an L-1 spinal cord injury six months ago that resulted in paraplegia is now experiencing spastic muscle movements in the lower extremities. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

The nurse is caring for a client who receives a prescription for parenteral lidocaine. Prior to administering the medication, the nurse should review the medical record for which condition?

A pre-school age child with a congenital heart defect is brought to the clinic by the parent because of a fever and an earache. During the assessment, the parent asks the nurse why the child is at the 5th percentile for weight and height for age. Which response is best for the nurse to provide?

The client asks the diabetic nurse educator to clarify what the Registered Dietician told her about the content and timing of her meals.
Which 3 responses should the diabetic nurse educator provide?

The healthcare provider prescribes the antibiotic cefdinir 300 mg PO every 12 hours for a client with a postoperative wound infection. Which foods should the nurse encourage this client to eat?