The nurse, caring for a client with Buck’s traction, is monitoring the client for complications of the traction. Which assessment finding indicates a complication of this form of traction?

The nurse is assigned to care for a client who is 2 days postoperative after an above-the-knee amputation of the right leg.
The nurse plans to implement which measure to prevent hip contractures?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has burns on the front and back of both arms.
Using the rule of nines, the nurse should document burns to which percentage of the client’s total body surface area (TBSA)?

A nurse is providing teaching to a group of clients. Which of the following clients is at risk for developing peripheral arterial disease?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client about preventing skin cancer. Which of the following client statements indicates a need for further teaching?

A client diagnosed with diverticulitis has been experiencing episodes of gastrointestinal cramping. The nurse should tell the client to maintain which type of diet during the asymptomatic period?

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who had a femoral head fracture 24 hr ago and is in skin traction. The client reports shortness of breath and dyspnea.
The nurse should suspect that the client has developed which of the following complications?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has deep partial- and full-thickness burns to his face, chest, abdomen, and upper arms.
What is the nurse’s priority intervention for this client during the resuscitation phase of injury?

A nurse in the outpatient clinic is assessing a client who has psoriasis. The nurse should expect which of the following findings?

When considering the risk for heart failure, what would the nurse monitor the client diagnosed with infective endocarditis for on an ongoing basis?

A nurse is assessing a client who is in skeletal traction. The nurse should correct which of the following findings?