The nurse is caring for a client with external ventricular drain. Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate?

A client is admitted after a motorcycle accident with multiple traumatic injuries. The client has facial and forearm lacerations, a fractured femur, and an X-ray confirming a C7 vertebral fracture. On assessment, he is alert and oriented, pupils are equal at 5 mm and reactive to light, but he has no sensation in his legs or feet. Which nursing action is the priority?

The nurse is preparing a client with multiple sclerosis for discharge from the hospital to home. Which of the following instructions is most appropriate when teaching this client?

A nurse educator is educating new nurses about the various medications used to manage seizure disorders. Which of the following medications should the nurse include as commonly used for the treatment of seizures? Select all that apply

A 62 y/o male is arriving via Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with chest pain.   Nurse’s Note:  12/16/23 1010: 62 y/o male c/o crushing sternal pain, radiating down the left arm. States the pain becomes worse with activity and started approximately two hours ago while shoveling snow. Patient states he is also short of breath with activity. Pt is ALOx3. Lungs clear throughout. Abd soft, nontender, bowel sounds active. Pt states urinary output is “normal” with no c/o of odor, pain, pressure. Skin is C/D/I. 18G in the left forearm.      Vital Signs:  98.4 F, HR – 112, RR – 18, BP 162/89, Pulse Ox: 93% on RA    ECG:  Sinus Tachycardia rate 112 bpm. ST elevation noted in V3 and V4    Laboratory Results:  Lab  Results  Reference Range:  WBC  9 x 10^3 cells/mm3  4500–11,000/mm3  RBC  5.3 × 106/μL  4.7-6.1 × 106/μL  Hgb  15.8 g/dL  Male: 14–17.4 g/dL  Hct  44%  Male: 42–52%  Plts  254,000/mm3  140,000–400,000/mm3  Na  144 mEq/L  135-147 mEq/L  Cl  104 mEq/L  95-106 mEq/L  K  4.8 mEq/L  3.5-5.3 mEq/L  CO2  29 mEq/L  22-30 mEq/L  BUN  12 mg/dL  6-20 mg/dL  Cr  1.1 mg/dL  0.6-1.3 mg/dL  Troponin T  0.7 ng/mL  0-0.04 ng/mL  Creatine Kinase MB (CK-MB)  187 IU/L  5-25 IU/L  Cholesterol  265 mg/dL  240 high  The client has now received fibrinolytic therapy post Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Intervention (PTCI).  Select whether the intervention is indicated or contraindicated post fibrinolytic therapy.  

A client undergoes a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). In the recovery room he has a continuous bladder irrigation (CBI) of normal saline in progress. What is the purpose of CBI?

A client is scheduled to undergo a resection of the prostate. When recording the health history, the nurse asks the client about his chief complaint. Which of the following complaints is the most serious symptom that can accompany benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)?

A nurse is caring for a client who reports to the clinic for laboratory tests. The client has an acute kidney injury caused by acute tubular necrosis and asks why their glomerular filtration rate keeps decreasing. Which of the following pathophysiological changes occurring in the kidney should the nurse explain as the cause of decrease?

What role does a president play when celebrating a national holiday like Christmas or Easter?

Which statement BEST reflects the key takeaway regarding OT intervention for orthopedic conditions?