A client with severe osteoporosis reports sudden onset mid‑back pain after bending to pick up a laundry basket. The nurse notes the client is now shorter than at the last visit and has kyphotic posture. Which complication does the nurse suspect?

A client with CAD returns from a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with a femoral artery access site. Which finding requires the nurse’s immediate intervention?

A 28 year old male patient is presenting with manifestations of hypovolemia following a severe GI illness. Which lab abnormalities does the nurse anticipate that would correlate to this patient’s hypovolemia? 

A nurse is assessing a client with a casted forearm following a fracture. Which findings are consistent with early or progressive compartment syndrome?

When DNA is replicated, _________________.

A patient presents to the emergency department one day after a fiberglass cast was applied to the forearm. The patient reports that the pain is “not getting better” despite taking prescribed opioid analgesics. Upon assessment, the nurse notes the client’s fingers are slightly swollen, cool to the touch, and capillary refill is 4 seconds. What is the most immediate and critical nursing intervention?

This is a two part question:  A patient has a magnesium level of 1.3 mg/dL. Which information from the patient’s health history would help the nurse identify the most likely cause of this value? (Choose “cause”) What manifestations would the nurse assess for this patient related to their magnesium level of 1.3 mg/dL? (choose “manifestation”)    Reference Range: Magnesium- 1.8-2.6 mg/dL

Which one of the following statements on bone cell function is FALSE? 

Which one of the following regarding the somatosensory system is FALSE?

Which one of the following statements about the blood-brain barrier is FALSE?