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

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 receiving a patient from the emergency room (ER) with an admitting diagnosis of hypothyroid disorder. 

Admitting diagnosis

acute hypothyroid disorder

Physician order

Synthroid 0.1 mg po daily

The receiving medical- surgical nurse would expect the patient to exhibit which signs and symptoms? Select all that apply

A client who is found unresponsive has arterial blood gases drawn, and the results indicate the following:

- pH is 7.12 (normal range: 7.35-7.45)

- PaCO2 is 90 mm Hg (normal range: 35-45)

- HCO3- is 22 mEq/L (normal range: 22-26)

The nurse interprets the results as indicating which condition?

The nurse is teaching a group of unlicensed assistive personnel about the stethoscope. Which statements about the stethoscope are appropriate for the nurse to include in the teaching session? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is assessing a client with a history of heart failure who presents with severe edema in the lower extremities. The nurse would document the presence of +4 pitting edema after noting which finding?

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 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?

When a patient is unable to see objects at a distance, which term is used to document this finding?

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?