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The nurse is providing care for a client who is unconscious. What nursing intervention takes highest priority?
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A soldier has been back from Iraq for two weeks. He is being seen in the outpatient mental health clinic due to complaints of inability to sleep, nightmares, and flashbacks. The nurse would expect the client to be diagnosed with which of the following?
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A client has a blood alcohol level that is double the legal limit for driving yet does not exhibit behaviors of intoxication. The nurse knows that this is due to which effect?
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Which of the following assessment findings is observed in a client with opiate use?
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A nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on a client with a stroke and cannot elicit a gag reflex. This deficit is related to cranial nerve (CN) X, the vagus nerve. What will the nurse consider a priority nursing diagnosis?
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A client is admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit for treatment of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Obsessive- compulsive disorder (OCD) is associated with:
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A nurse is caring for a client with complaints of xerostomia. The nurse should encourage the client to:
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Which type of therapy assists the clients to alter their irrational thinking?
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Paramedics have brought a patient to the emergency department with a suspected heroin overdose. The nurse should recognize that the patient's most acute threat to health at this time is:
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A 51-year-old male has been admitted to the detoxification unit with acute symptoms of alcohol withdrawal. Nursing assessment is likely to reveal what?
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A 77-year-old female client experienced a stroke several weeks ago that has left her with several motor and sensory deficits, including dysphagia. The client is receiving a diet with a modified texture that is easier to chew and swallow. What nursing action should the nurse perform in order to maintain this client's safety during feeding?
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A client visits a health care facility reporting loss of appetite following a prolonged illness. How should the nurse document the client's condition?
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A client is having a tonic-clonic seizure. What should the nurse do first?
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A client who suffers from bipolar disorder is admitted to a mental health unit for a manic episode. The nurse knows that which takes priority?
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