After a myocardial infarction of the left ventricle, a client develops crackles bilaterally, significant orthopnea, and a cough productive of pink, frothy sputum.  What do these signs and symptoms most likely indicate for this client?

The nurse is assessing a client’s potential for pulmonary emboli.  Which finding is most indicative of deep vein thrombosis.

The nurse is caring for a client who was admitted with a traumatic amputation of the right lower leg.  The provider has prescribed gabapentin to the client’s medication regimen.  Which of the following is the best explanation for this prescription?

The emergency department nurse is reporting the location of a fracture to the client’s primary care provider.  When describing the location of the fracture on the long shaft of the femur, the nurse would be correct to use which of the following terms?

The nurse is assisting a client with removing shoes prior to an examination and observes that the client has a flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joints of multiple toes.  What can the nurse encourage the client to do?

The emergency department nurse is reporting the location of a fracture to the client’s primary care provider.  When describing the location of the fracture on the long shaft of the femur, the nurse would be correct to use which of the following terms?

The nurse is assisting a client with removing shoes prior to an examination and observes that the client has a flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joints of multiple toes.  What can the nurse encourage the client to do?

The nurse is caring for a client in shock. What finding would be observed when the client’s condition is in its initial stages?

An elderly client slipped on an area rug at home and suffered a left intertrochanteric fracture of the femur.  The client is unable to have immediate surgery and is having severe pain.  Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate to minimize energy loss in response to pain?

Which of the following medications is most likely to be expected when the nurse is caring for a client with atrial fibrillation?