A nurse is assessing a patient who is in pain. Which finding supports that the patient has chronic pain? Select all that apply.

A client in the postoperative unit receives intravenous morphine sulfate (a narcotic pain medication) for incisional pain. Which vital sign parameter is most critical for the nurse to monitor closely following administration?

Let A = [ 4 3; 2 5 ].  What is det A, and is A invertible?

A heating blanket is being used to treat a patient with hypothermia. Which priority assessment should the nurse include in the plan of care for this patient?

When transferring a client from the emergency department to a medical floor, the nurse uses the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) communication tool. Which statement belongs in the “Assessment” section of the report?

A nursing student is teaching infection prevention. Which action breaks the chain of infection at the mode of transmission?  

Requests are routed to three (3) data centers: A handles 40%, B 40%, and C 20%.  Their error rates are 2%, 3%, and 8%.  An error has just been logged.  What is the probability it came from data Center C?

A nurse receives reports on four clients. Which client should be assessed first?  

A female client has an indwelling urinary catheter. When providing daily perineal and catheter hygiene, which nursing action is correct?

A vector v is an eigenvector of a square matrix A, with Av = lambda v.  What does this mean?