The nurse is taking a client’s blood pressure in the right arm the evening following a thyroidectomy. Following inflation of the cuff, the muscles in the right hand twitch and then contract. The reason for the contraction of the hand muscles is most likely to be:

A 54-year-old woman who recently reached menopause and has a family history of osteoporosis is diagnosed with osteopenia. Which information should the nurse explain to the patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for a below the knee amputation (BKA) tomorrow. In developing a preoperative teaching plan the nurse includes all of the following except:

A patient is ready to discharge from the hospital to their home following a total hip arthroplasty. The nurse would ensure which of the following is available for the patient at the time of discharge?

A patient has the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.32, PaO2 58 mmHg, PaCO2 55 mmHg, HCO3 22mEq/L and SaO2 86%. The nurse recognizes these values as evidence of:

An appropriate instruction for the client with diabetes related to the care of the feet is:

The nurse assesses a patient with a history of asthma. Which assessment finding indicates the nurse should take immediate action?

Which response from the patient with advanced osteoarthritis alerts the nurse to a problem coping with the image and role changes necessitated by disease progression?

Your client has been diagnosed with HIV. The physician will initiate ART (antiretroviral therapy) if which of the following occurs: (Select all that apply)

Based on the information in the accompanying figure obtained for a patient in the emergency room, which action should the nurse take first?