The medical reports of a client who suffered an accident show injuries at the sixth thoracic vertebra, lack of normal sympathetic outflow, bradycardia and low blood pressure. Which condition does the nurse suspect in the client?

A nurse is teaching a client newly diagnosed with osteoarthritis (OA) about drugs used to treat the disease. For which drug does the nurse less likely plan health teaching?

Spironolactone (Aldactone) is prescribed for a client with chronic cirrhosis and ascites.
The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following medication-related side effects?

The nurse is caring for an older adult in the medical-surgical unit:

84-year-old female was admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a three-day history of abdominal pain, distention, nausea, and persistent vomiting. She reports that she has not had a bowel movement in five days and has no appetite.

Which of the following findings are consistent with a small bowel obstruction: Select all that apply.

A client is admitted to the hospital with a traumatic brain injury after his head violently struck a brick wall during a gang fight. Which finding is most important for the nurse to assess further?

Which statement would be correct for a patient with type 2 diabetes who was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia?

The nurse is caring for a client who is admitted with a hemorrhagic stroke. Which nursing action should be included in the plan of care?

A client is discharged to home following hospitalization for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement to assist with nutrition. The client's primary diagnosis is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The client can transfer from the bed to a chair but can't walk.

The client and their family are concerned about the client's ability to maintain mobility at the highest possible level following a surgical procedure. The nursing diagnosis most appropriate for this client is ...

When a brain-injured patient responds to nail bed pressure with internal rotation, adduction, and flexion of the arms, how should the nurse report the response?

The nurse is caring for a 44-year-old male with abdominal pain and persistent nausea/vomiting

What condition the client is most likely experiencing?

In caring for a client with a fracture of the femur, the nurse should be alert for compartment syndrome. What symptom is characteristic of this complication?