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After suctioning a client who has an endotracheal tube, which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the intervention was effective?
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The nurse is assessing a client who is admitted to the renal unit with suspected decreased renal perfusion. The nurse should plan to carefully monitor which parameter?
Reference Range: Urine white blood cells (WBC) [0 to 4 WBC/low powered field (lpf)]
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Which action should the nurse implement when inserting an indwelling catheter for an uncircumcised male client?
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When conducting discharge teaching for a client diagnosed with diverticulosis, which diet instruction should the nurse include?
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A client who has been hospitalized with an exacerbation of heart failure experiences severe dyspnea with activity and remains on bedrest. Which assessment finding provides the nurse with the earliest indication that the client is developing a pressure ulcer?
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A client with a history of atrial fibrillation is prescribed warfarin. The nurse notes the client’s INR is 4.8. Which action should the nurse take? Reference Range: INR [2.0 to 3.0 for atrial fibrillation].
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Following a total thyroidectomy, the nurse plans to observe a client for complications. Which finding indicates that the client has developed a complication?
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A client is admitted to the hospital with suicidal ideation. When completing the health history and admission assessment interview, which client comment is most important for the nurse to document?
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A client who had a radical neck dissection returns to the surgical unit with two surgical drains in the right side of the incision. One drain bulb is open and has minimal drainage. Which action should the nurse take to increase drainage into the drain?
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At 0800, the practical nurse (PN) reports to the registered nurse (RN) that a client’s blood pressure is 140/90 mm Hg. When the RN arrives to administer the 0900 antihypertensive medication, the client is oriented but lethargic, pale, and diaphoretic. Which action should the RN implement first?
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Which client’s laboratory value requires immediate intervention by a nurse?
Reference Range: Hemoglobin (Hgb) [14 to 18 g/dL (8.7 to 11.2 mmol/L)]; Fasting Blood Glucose [70 to 110 mg/dL (3.9 to 6.1 mmol/L)]; Neutrophils (ANC) [55 to 70%: 2,500 to 8,000/mm3 (2.5 to 5.8 x109/L)]
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An older male client reports nocturia with difficulty starting his urine stream. Which additional assessment should the nurse perform to obtain further data related to this information?
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Which client information indicates the need for the nurse to use the CAGE questionnaire during the admission interview?
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The parents of a male infant newborn have signed an informed consent for circumcision. Which priority intervention should the nurse implement upon completion of the circumcision procedure?
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During a home visit, the nurse assesses the skin of a client with eczema who reports that an exacerbation of symptoms has occurred during the last week. Which information is most useful in determining the possible cause of the symptoms?
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A client has begun a long-term maintenance therapy with lithium, which has a narrow therapeutic index. Which adverse effect is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan?
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