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An assistive personnel (AP) reports a client's vital signs as tympanic temperature 37.1° C (98.8° F), pulse 42/min, respiratory rate 14/min, and BP 98/77 mm Hg. Which vital sign should the nurse re-measure?

The nurse is assigned to care for a client with complete right-sided hemiparesis [weakness] from a stroke (brain attack).

admitting diagnosis

cerebrovascular attack

Right-sided hemiparesis

Which characteristics are associated with this condition? Select 2 that apply.

How should the nurse identify the rhythm shown in the diagram?

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 caring for a postoperative client. The nurse should base the client's pain management interventions primarily on which methods of determining the intensity of the client's pain?

A nurse is assessing a client who is 6 months pregnant.Which findings should the nurse expect? (Select all four options that apply.)

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 is performing a pain assessment for an alert client. Which measure should the nurse recognize as the most reliable indicator of pain?

When assessing the elbow, a nurse asks a client to hold the arm out and turn the palm down. When the client performs this maneuver, the nurse is testing what?

A nurse is assessing a client who has hyperthyroidism. The nurse should expect the client to report which manifestations?

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?