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A nurse is interpreting the ECG strip of a client who has bradycardia. Which cardiac components should the nurse identify as the role of the P wave?

A nurse has been assigned four patients, of which one of the patients has impaired immobility. Which complications should the nurse expect as a result of gout? (Select the four options that apply.)

A nurse is assessing a client's radial pulse and determines that the pulse is irregular. Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse reviews the arterial blood gas results of an assigned client and notes the laboratory report results

pH of 7.30, [normal pH is 7.35 to 7.45]

Paco2 of 58 mm Hg, [Normal Paco2 is 35 to 45 mm Hg]

Pao2 of 80 mm Hg. [normal is 80-100]

HCO3 of 27 mEq/L (27 mmol/L). [Normal HCO3 is 22-26]

The nurse interprets that the client has which acid-base disturbance?

When completing a neurological assessment, which cranial nerves are tested within the mouth?

 A nurse in an emergency department (ED) is admitting a client.

Vital Signs 

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Temperature 38.6° C (101.5° F)

Heart rate 106/min

Respiratory rate 26/min

Blood pressure 110/54 mm Hg

Oxygen saturation 94% on room air

Nurses Notes 

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Client presents to ED with report of shortness of breath for 3 days, with headache, chills, fever, sore throat, and cough.

Oriented to person, place, and time. Appears lethargic, difficulty answering questioning due to shortness of breath. Follows simple commands, moves all extremities with weakness.

Client's face is flushed, sinus tachycardia, rate of 106/min, $152 heart sounds heard on auscultation. Pulses palpable.

Breath sounds with crackles to right lower lobe, tachypnea, rate of 26/min. Tactile fremitus and decreased lung expansion noted upon assessment. Frequent productive cough with thick yellow sputum. Client denies hemoptysis. Unable to lie down, states they are "more comfortable sitting up."

Bowel sounds active x 4 quadrants. Denies diarrhea, last bowel movement yesterday. States "no appetite since I've been sick."

Reports decreased urination in the past day.

Client reports they have not had a pneumococcal vaccine. States, "1 Just hate needles."

Diagnostic Results

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Chest x-ray.

Areas of increased density and white infiltrates to lower right lobe.

Select 3 objective findings in the client's medical record that may be indicative of pneumonia.

A nurse is assessing a client's circulatory system. Which pulse site should the nurse avoid assessing bilaterally at the same time?

Which disorder is depicted in the image below?

A nurse is assessing a client's peripheral circulation. In which of the following locations should the nurse palpate to assess the posterior tibial pulse? (Selectable areas, or "Hot Spots," are outlined in the artwork below. Select only the outlined area that corresponds to your answer.)

A nurse is caring for a client in an assisted living facility who has vision problems.

Medical history 

A 68-year-old woman with complaints of having trouble reading the paper, sewing, and even seeing the faces of her grandchildren up close.

Nurse's notes

The client was noted to have some loss of nearsightedness

Complete the sentence by using the list of options.The findings noted by the health care practitioner suggest that

A nurse is caring for a client who has contact dermatitis of the neck and upper chest. Which assessment data is an expected finding?