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Mr. Sprat is a 21-year-old patient who complains of nasal congestion. He admits to using recreational drugs. On examination, you have noted a septal perforation. Which recreational drug is commonly associated with nasal septum perforation?

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

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?

Which abnormality is depicted in the image below?

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 II?

A nurse is caring for a client who recently had a stroke. Which alteration in neurologic function should the nurse expect?

 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.

The nurse is working with a group of clients. Which clients are at risk for developing skin cancer? Which assessment findings are at risk for skin cancer (Select all 3 that apply)?

What is the rate on the rhythm strip in the image below?

A nurse is precepting a nursing student. The nurse explains to the nursing student how you would perform the graphesthesia test on a client. What is the correct way to perform this test?

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