Following change-of-shift handoff, which patient should the nurse assess first?

The nurse is caring for a client with cor pulmonale related to COPD. The nurse should monitor the client for which expected finding?

An unconscious client with multiple injuries arrives in the emergency department. Which nursing intervention receives the highest priority?

Explain, briefly, some teaching points regarding safety issues pre- and post-cataract surgery.

A client has had a total knee replacement and a CPM device is being used. The nurse understands that the purpose of this device is to

Below is a template for a General Journal.  Practice entering the following journal entries.  (Note:  Journal Entry explanations are NOT required.) Feb 28    Dr Cash                               $1,000 CR A/R                                      $1,000   Dec 31   Dr Bank Fees Expense              $20 CR Cash                                          $20 Please note:  If you accidentally delete the response template, you’ll need to continue on without the template in the blank space below.    There is no way to “undo” your work.  You may wish to try this by backspacing on the large cursor after the table. However, every time you move forward to a new set of questions, you will be saving a draft of your solution.  Assuming that you have a draft saved within your exam and you accidently delete the response template, you could continue from where you left off.  Otherwise you’ll need to start over!  No time extensions or grade allowances will be allocated on the exam for accidental deletion of a response template.

Which complication of acute renal failure will the nurse recognize as the most serious?

A client is prepared for discharge from an ambulatory surgical center after a phacoemulsification with an intraocular lens implant. The statement by the client that suggests to the nurse that the client needs further teaching is:

A nurse is concerned about the nutritional status of a patient with COPD. Which intervention would be most appropriate?

A client who has been taking bromocriptine (Parlodel) for Parkinson’s disease is experiencing a worsening of symptoms. The nurse will anticipate that client may benefit from