The nurse is caring for a client who has undergone supratentorial removal of a pituitary mass. What medication would the nurse expect to administer prophylactically to prevent seizures in this client?

A client is admitted to the cardiac care unit with an acute anterior myocardial infarction. The nurse assesses the client to be diaphoretic and tachypneic, with bilateral crackles throughout both lung fields. Following insertion of a pulmonary artery catheter by the physician, which hemodynamic values is the nurse most likely to assess?

The nurse is caring for a client with a left subclavian central venous catheter (CVC) and a left radial arterial line. Which assessment finding by the nurse requires immediate action?

A client with an occluded coronary artery is admitted and has an emergency percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The client is admitted to the cardiac critical care unit after the PTCA. Which of the following complications will the nurse monitor the client after the procedure?

A client is admitted to the emergency department (ED) after a diving accident with a suspected cervical spine fracture. The client has a heart rate of 45 beats/minute and a blood pressure of 78/44 mm Hg. What priority interventions would the nurse anticipate?

A nurse is participating in primary prevention efforts directed against cancer. In which activities is this nurse most likely to engage? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is providing discharge education to a client diagnosed with heart failure. What will the nurse teach this client to do to assess fluid balance in the home setting?

A hospital prepares to receive large numbers of casualties from a community disaster. Which clients will the charge nurse identify as appropriate for discharge or transfer to another facility? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client that is admitted to the emergency department (ED) in cardiac arrest. Which method and concentration of oxygen administration will the nurse choose to be delivered to this client prior to intubation?

The nurse has just completed administration of a 500 mL bolus of 0.9% normal saline in a client with hypovolemic shock. The nurse assesses the patient to be slightly confused, with a mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) of 50 mm Hg, a heart rate of 110 beats/min, urine output of 10 mL for the past hour, and a central venous pressure (CVP) of 3 mm Hg. What is the best interpretation of these results by the nurse?