Patient Data

Exhibits

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify 1 potential condition the client is most likely experiencing, 2 actions the nurse would take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse would monitor to assess the client's progress.

The charge nurse is making assignments for one practical nurse (PN) and three registered nurses (RN) who are caring for neurologically compromised clients. Which client with which change in status is best to assign to the PN?

The school nurse is screening students for scoliosis and notes that one student has lordosis. Which finding should the nurse document in the student's screening record?

The nurse is preparing to obtain a rapid coronavirus (COVID-19) test for a client who was exposed to the virus eight days ago. The client is experiencing fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Which action is most important for the nurse to take?

After falling down the basement steps, a client is brought to the emergency department. X-ray results confirm that the client's right leg is fractured. Following application of a leg cast, which assessment finding warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?

The nurse is preparing a client for discharge who underwent a percutaneous nephrolithotomy with nephrostomy tube placement. Which instruction should the nurse include in the client's postoperative discharge teaching?

What 2 orders should the nurse complete first?

Patient Data

Each row and each column must have at least one, but may have more than one, response option selected.
Intervention: Promotes safety/ Does not promote safety
 

A client with a prescription for "do not resuscitate" (DNR) begins to manifest signs of impending death. After notifying the family of the client's status, which priority action should the nurse implement?

The nurse is caring for a client who reports a sudden, severe headache, and facial numbness. The nurse asks the client to smile and observes an uneven smile with facial droop to the right side and a hand grasp strength that is weaker on the right than the left. The client denies a recent history of headaches or trauma. After obtaining vital signs, the nurse should implement which intervention?

A nurse is assisting with a routine physical examination of an adolescent. The provider observes a lateral curvature of the spine. The nurse should expect the provider to document which of the following disorders?