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: 

A nurse is caring for a patient who develops compartment syndrome from a severely fractured arm. The patient asks the nurse how this happened. The nurse’s response is based on the understanding that:

A patient with Myasthenia Gravis presents with severe muscle weakness, respiratory distress, and difficulty swallowing. The Tensilon test shows improvement in symptoms. What does this indicate?

A client with diabetes receives a prescription for an ACE inhibitor and asks what this drug will do for him. The nurse responds that the drug reduces changes in the blood vessels may help delay the onset of which problem?

All of the following are risk factors for osteomyelitis except: