A nurse is caring for a client with a heart murmur due to mitral valve disease. Where would the nurse hear the murmur the loudest?

The nurse is caring for a client who has just returned to the nursing unit following a below-the-knee amputation (BKA) of the right leg.
How should this client be positioned?

A client with diabetes has returned from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) after a below-the-knee amputation (BKA) of the left leg.
Which physician’s order should the nurse implement?

The client’s chart indicates the diagnosis of stage III peripheral arterial disease. Which nursing assessment finding correlates with this diagnosis?

The client newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes is to be discharged in the morning and has received no instruction on diabetes.
What should be the nurse’s teaching priority?

The nurse is preparing to administer a client’s warfarin sodium 5 mg PO at 1900. Upon entering the client’s room, the nurse finds several large, new ecchymotic areas on the client’s extremities.

What should be the nurse’s initial action?

A client diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease has the nursing problem of Impaired Tissue Integrity related to ischemic tissue of the legs and feet.
What is an expected outcome to include in the care plan?

The nurse is discharging a client who was just prescribed insulin glargine daily at 2000. Which of the following should be included in the teaching? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

The client, on an intensified insulin regimen, consistently has a fasting blood glucose between 70 and 80 mg/dL, a postprandial blood glucose level below 200 mg/dL, and a hemoglobin A1c level of 5.5%. What is the nurse’s interpretation of these findings?

A client has recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
What should be the nurse’s initial step when developing an educational plan?