A wide base of support means

A client is 4 hours postoperative after a femoral-popliteal bypass. The client reports a new onset of throbbing leg pain on the affected side, rated as 7/10. What action by the nurse is most important?

The nurse is administering carvedilol to her client with congestive heart failure.  How does this medication decrease the effect of heart failure?

Which medication places a client at greatest risk for hyperkalemia?

A nurse assesses an older adult client who has multiple chronic diseases and takes several prescribed medications. The client’s heart rate is 45 beats/min, blood pressure is 122/70 mm Hg, and the client denies dizziness or chest pain. What action would the nurse take first?

What does the physical therapist need to arrange before a trial of mobility to optimize patient safety?

What impairments are often related to the administration of chemotherapy?

What normal physiologic event typically occurs in healthy bone marrow?

A patient has a toe-touch weight-bearing restriction on their right lower extremity for the next six weeks. They have no insurance and limited funds. They ask if they can use the single-point cane that they normally use for walking, instead of the physical therapist’s recommendation that they use a walker. What is the best response?

What is the goal of “conditioning therapy” in the context of stem cell or bone marrow transplant (BMT)?