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:

Appropriate treatment modalities for the management of cardiogenic shock include: (select all that apply)

A client is admitted to the hospital with atelectasis and reports of chest pain during deep inhalation. Which acid-base imbalance would the nurse assess this client?

A nurse is assessing a patient with Parkinson’s disease. Which of the following symptoms should the nurse expect to observe?

A patient presents with ascending muscle weakness starting in the lower extremities and progressing to the upper body, along with recent respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. Which of the following disorders is most likely?