The nurse is explaining the concept of contractility to the nursing student. The following statement is true about contractility of the heart muscle except:  Choose the best answer.

The nurse is planning the care of a client with hyperthyroidism. What should the nurse specify in the client’s meal plan?

The nurse is caring for a client with lung metastases who just underwent a mediastinotomy. What should be the focus of the nurse’s postprocedure care?

The nurse is caring for a patient with increased intracranial pressure (ICP) caused by a traumatic brain injury. Which of the following clinical manifestations would suggest that the patient may be experiencing increased brain compression causing brain stem damage?

A client is undergoing testing for suspected adrenocortical insufficiency. The care team should screen the client for what common cause of this health problem?

Reviewing the client’s report of laboratory test results as provided, the nurse realizes that which results are critical for the patient with a decreased level of consciousness?

The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with Graves disease. What physical characteristics of Graves disease would the nurse expect to find?

A client with thyroid cancer has undergone surgery and a significant amount of parathyroid tissue has been removed. The nurse caring for the client should prioritize what question when addressing potential complications?

A conduction abnormality wherein the PR interval progressively lenghthens until a QRS is dropped is known as the following . Choose the best answer.

The nurse is taking care of  a new client  diagnosed with  Aortic abdominal aneurysm (AAA) .  The following statements are true regarding AAA. Choose the best answer.