1) A female client with a nasogastric tube attached to low suction states that she is nauseated. The nurse assesses that there has been no drainage
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The priority is to determined if the tube is functioning correctly, which would relieve the client's nausea.
2)When assigning clients on a medical-surgical floor to a RN and a LPN, it is best for the charge nurse to assign which client to the LPN?
3)Which description of symptoms is characteristic of a client with diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)?
4)Which abnormal lab finding indicates that a client with diabetes needs further evaluation for diabetic nephropathy?
5. An older male client comes to the geriatric screening clinic complaining of pain in his left calf. The nurse notices a reddened area on the calf of his right leg that is warm to touch and the nurse suspects that the client may have thrombophlebitis. Which addition assessment is most important for the nurse to perform?
6. The nurse know that a client taking diuretics must be assessed for the development of hypokalemia, and that hypokalemia will create changes in the client's normal ECG tracing. Which ECG change would be an expected finding in the client with hypokalemia?
7. An older client is admitted with a diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia. The nurse's assessment of the client will most likely reveal which S/SX?
. 8)The nurse observes ventricular fibrillation on telemetry and upon entering the clients bathroom finds the client unconscious on the floor. What intervention should the nurse implement first?
9)An older female client with dementia is transferred from a long term care unit to an acute care unit. The client's children express concern that their mother's confusion is worsening. How should the nurse respond? A. "It is to be expected that older people will experience progressive confusion."
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