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A patient is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. In which order should the nurse describe the events in this diagnostic test?

The home care nurse is conducting client teaching with a client on corticosteroid therapy. To achieve consistency with the body’s natural secretion of cortisol, when should the home care nurse instruct the client to take the corticosteroids?

The nurse is caring for a client who has a pleural effusion and who underwent a thoracoscopic procedure earlier in the morning. The nurse should prioritize assessment for which of the following?

The nurse is explaining the concept of contractility to the nursing student. The following statement is true about contractility of the heart muscle except:  Choose the best answer.

The nurse is planning the care of a client with hyperthyroidism. What should the nurse specify in the client’s meal plan?

The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with Graves disease. What physical characteristics of Graves disease would the nurse expect to find?

A conduction abnormality wherein the PR interval progressively lenghthens until a QRS is dropped is known as the following . Choose the best answer.

During assessment, the nurse observed this rhythm on the cardiac monitor. What action should the nurse take when caring for this patient? Select all that apply.

A client with chronic kidney disease is completing an exchange during peritoneal dialysis. The nurse observes that the peritoneal fluid is draining slowly and that the client’s abdomen is increasing in girth. What is the nurse’s most appropriate action?

The nurse is taking care of  a new client  diagnosed with  Aortic abdominal aneurysm (AAA) .  The following statements are true regarding AAA. Choose the best answer.