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A nurse is teaching about the risk factors of developing a stroke with a group of older adult clients. Which nonmodifiable risk factors should the nurse include in the teaching?

A client has dysfunction of the cochlear division of the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII). The nurse should determine that the client is adequately adapting to this problem if he or she states a plan to obtain which item?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a body mass index (BMI) of 26. The nurse should place the client in which BMI category?

A nurse is completing a client's history and physical examination. Which information should the nurse consider subjective data?

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?

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?

Which technique would the nurse use to perform scoliosis screening in a school-age child?

A nurse is assessing a client's cranial nerves as part of a neurological examination. Which action should the nurse take to assess cranial nerve III?

A nurse in a clinic is interviewing a client who will undergo diagnostic testing. The nurse should ask about a client's potential allergies during which phase of the nursing process?

A nurse is preparing a program on osteoporosis for a local women's group. Which of the findings does the nurse recognize as a modifiable risk factor?