The nurse articulates the difference between unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by which of the following explanations?

The nurse preparing to perform a pulse assessment checks the apical pulse after assessing the radial pulse. Which rationale supports this action?

Which action will the nurse complete when preparing a stroke client for cerebral imaging with iodine-based contrast dye?

After providing discharge education related to thyroid hormone therapy as treatment for hypothyroidism, the nurse identifies which patient statement that confirms teaching was effective?

A patient with a leg fracture develops compartment syndrome. What would the nurse would anticipate when assessing the patient?

55-year-old female brought into the emergency room (ER) after a Motor vehicle accident. The client is alert and oriented, but drowsy.  Radial pulse is weak and skin is pale.  The client has past medical history of hypertension and high cholesterol.  Laboratory results are as follow:  

You are caring for a patient with multiple-trauma. Of all of these injuries and conditions, it the most serious?

The nurse is taking care of a patient with a chest tube.  Which statement below indicates the presence of air leakage into the subcutaneous tissue?

Which finding would the nurse expect when assessing a client who has lost a large amount of blood after an automobile collision?

The pastor of a new church decides to start prospecting for new members.  He focuses first on people who live within a  mile radius of the church and contacts them via mail and by visiting them door-to-door. He then moves on to people who live from one to two miles away from the church, then two to three miles away, and so on, up to a limit of ten  miles away.  The pastor appears to be focusing on a  __________ segmenting dimension.