A nurse is assessing a postoperative patient’s pain. The patient reports abdominal pain rated 6 out of 10, which began after coughing. The patient states that rest and pain medication alleviate the pain, while coughing exacerbates it. Which element of the pain assessment is missing?

A nurse is preparing to administer a medication to a patient who has overdosed on opioids. Which medication is the appropriate reversal agent for opioid overdose?

A client with contact dermatitis asks the nurse how he could have developed the condition. Which etiology should the nurse include in a response to the client?

A client presents on admission with pressure ulcers extending into the bone. The nurse documents this ulcer as:

A patient is admitted to the emergency department with a hypertensive crisis. The nurse notes a blood pressure of 220/125 mm Hg, severe headache, and altered mental status. Which of the following is the priority intervention?

A patient presents to the outpatient clinic with several complaints, and the nurse suspects rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Which of the following symptoms would be most characteristic of RA?

A client is being treated for Addison’s disease with glucocorticoid replacement medication. The nurse knows that the client understands medication therapy when the client makes which statement?

Teaching for a client who is to be on long-term corticosteroid therapy should include which of the following?

An obese 60-year-old female had abdominal surgery this morning. She has a past medical history of deep vein thrombus (DVT). What action by the nurse would be most effective in preventing development of another DVT during her hospital stay?

A night nurse is receiving report on a patient from the off-going day nurse. The day nurse reports the patient has unrelieved pain rated 9/10 on a 0 to 10 scale. The night nurse is preparing the plan of care and understands this pain: