Your patient was struck in the right temple by a baseball bat. He has immediate loss of consciousness but recovered and was slightly confused but otherwise well during transport to the hospital. In the ER, he has rapid deterioration in level of consciousness and dilation of the right pupil. This is a classic finding of a(n);

The nurse is assessing a client who describes “stomach discomfort.” What is the most appropriate sequence for conducting the physical examination?

The nurse is triaging a patient who just presented to the emergency department. Which cluster of assessment findings would the nurse evaluate as indicated the greatest possibility that this patient is having a stroke?

Liam, a 2 year-old, has just been dropped off at daycare. Which of the following activities is not appropriate for Liam’s developmental age? 

During the acute phase of subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a cerebral aneurysm the nurse should: 

Contraindications to the administration of thrombolytic therapy for a patient presenting with a STEMI include which of the following? Select all that apply. 

A child with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is very pale and lethargic. Stools have progressed from watery to bloody diarrhea. Blood work indicates low hemoglobin and hematocrit levels. The child has not had any urine output in 24 hours. The nurse expects administration of blood products and what else to be added to the plan of care?

On assessment of the patient with a renal calculi passing down the ureter, the nurse would expect the patient to report:

A characteristic sign of polysystic kidney disease is:

A nurse is caring for a 3-year-old child with chronic renal failure. The nurse has established a nursing diagnosis of Risk for interrupted family processes related to chronically ill family member. The nurse evaluates that an outcome has been met for this nursing diagnosis when which observation is made?