The nurse is taking a history for the patient with chronic pulmonary disease. The patient reports often sleeping in a chair that allows his head to be elevated rather than going to bed. The patient’s behavior is a strategy to deal with which condition?

The nurse is caring for a patient following an ORIF of the left hip.  Which one of the following is included in the plan of care?

The nurse is teaching the patient about self-medication with eyedrops for glaucoma. Which intervention does the nurse suggest the patient do to prevent systemic absorption of the medication?

Twenty-eight hours postoperatively, a patient has a temperature of 100 degrees F orally.  What is the most likely cause of this temperature elevation?

The patient is diagnosed with an acute episode of ureteral calculi.  Which nursing action will address the primary clinical manifestation of this condition?

When taking a history from a patient with BPH, the nurse would expect the patient to report

Which factor is considered to be a trigger for thyroid storm?

The nurse is informed in change-of-shift report the patient is newly diagnosed as pancytopenic.  Based on this information the nurse expects to include which of the following in the plan of care? Select all that apply.

The nurse in a medical unit is caring for a patient with heart failure. The patient suddenly develops extreme dyspnea, tachycardia, anxiety, and lung crackles. The nurse immediately asks another nurse to contact the health care provider and prepares to take which of the following actions? Select all that apply.

The nurse is informed in change-of-shift report the patient is newly diagnosed as pancytopenic.  Based on this information the nurse expects to include which of the following in the plan of care? Select all that apply.