The nurse prepares to assess the patient's cranial nerves. Which tool is necessary to assess cranial nerve (CN) III (oculomotor)?

The nurse is caring for a client receiving radiation therapy for treatment of oral cancer. Which new finding is the greatest concern?

A patient is to receive 40 mg PO of Lisinopril. The medication is supplied in 20 mg tablets. What should the nurse administer?

In assessing a client with esophageal cancer being treated with radiation therapy, which finding(s) would alert the nurse to a possible side effect of this treatment?

The nurse is caring for a client who had a bowel resection for colon cancer. The vital signs were stable during surgery. While in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) the client is sleepy but awakens easily. The pulse ox is 88%. What would be the priority action by the nurse?

The nurse is planning care for the client diagnosed with liver cancer experiencing ascites. The nurse would include which of the following?

The nurse determines through neurologic testing that a patient has sensory and motor impairment of bilateral lower extremities. The most important reason to assess for this in the client is to:

The nurse is assessing a client who had a surgical excision of a basal cell carcinoma one week ago. Assessment findings include redness, warmth, and serosanguinous drainage from the site. What would be the priority action by the nurse?

The client has been diagnosed with a frontal lobe brain tumor and has undergone a craniotomy. What position should the nurse place the client post-operatively?

The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving external beam radiation for treatment of right upper lobe lung cancer. What problem should be anticipated following this treatment?

The nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to have Mohs Micrographic surgery for a basal cell carcinoma. Which statement by the client Indicates a need for further teaching?