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A nurse is caring for a client with a history of diabetes mellitus and diabetic neuropathy. Recently the client is diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease. The nurse instructs the client on the need to:

The nurse is caring for a client with a tracheostomy on mechanical ventilation. The client inadvertently removes the tracheostomy tube.  The first action by the nurse is to

A home care nurse should teach the client that for the first week after eye surgery for cataract removal: Select all that apply

The nurse has instructed a client who has Parkinson’s disease about gait impairments. Which statement by the client would indicate teaching has been effective?  

A burn client is brought to the ER with 25% TBSA from a home fire.  The  nurse reviews the lab results and would expect to note which of the following as significant:

The client was found to have very high cholesterol levels.  The nurse develops a teaching plan for primary prevention. That plan encourages the client to reduce her intake of:

The critical care client is placed on IV glucocorticoids.  The nurse monitors the client for which one of the following side effects associated with this medication?  

A client has just been admitted with an electrolyte imbalance and a diagnosisof congestive heart failure (CHF). He also suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and is talking to himself, cowering in this room and getting out of bed and urinating on the floor.  The nurse can handle the voiding problem best by:

A fifty-year-old client is admitted for a diagnosis of dissecting abdominal aortic aneurysm. Which assessment data would the nurse recognized to support the diagnosis?

A 60-year-old client has a hematocrit of 55%.  For which of the following cardiovascular complications is he at greatest risk?