If the legislature feels strongly enough about the legislation to reconsider it, ___________________________ of the members of both houses of the legislature can override the veto.

The nurse is taking care of a client with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who is being mechanically ventilated. Which of the following outcomes should the nurse assign the highest priority?

A 58-year-old client with ACS is participating in the phase II cardiac rehabilitation program. When should the nurse tell the client to stop performing the exercises?

The nurse is caring for a client with chronic kidney disease after hemodialysis.  Which interventions should the nurse delegate to the experienced unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

The client you are caring for has a history of a febrile reaction to blood transfusions. As an intervention to reduce the reactions, you would expect which of the following healthcare provider (HCP) orders?

A client, who has had a myocardial infarction, is on continuous cardiac monitoring.  An an alarm sounds.  The client’s monitor shows the ECG rhythm above. The nurse identifies this rhythm as

Four years after seroconversion, an HIV-infected client has a CD4+ T-cell count of 800/mm3 and a low viral load. The nurse teaches the client that:

The nurse is caring for the following clients.  Which client would the nurse assess first after receiving the shift report? 

A client is admitted to the emergency department with head and neck injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. The client is also complaining of pain in his left hip and has beginning bruising on his left lateral chest wall. On arrival, the client’s blood pressure is 80/35 with a heart rate of 38, and respirations of 26. As the nurse, you strongly suspect the client is experiencing:

Which of the following findings would suggest pneumothorax in a trauma victim?