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An 85-year-old man has been hospitalized after a fall at home, and his 86-year-old wife is at his bedside. She tells the nurse that she is his primary caregiver. What should the nurse assess the patient’s wife for a sign of possible caregiver burnout? 

The nurse needs to determine an older adult’s competence and maintenance of life skills in order to determine the most suitable living situation for them. What tool should the nurse use for this assessment? 

The nurse needs to determine an older adult’s competence and maintenance of life skills in order to determine the most suitable living situation for them. What tool should the nurse use for this assessment? 

The nurse takes the apical pulse of a client receiving digoxin. Which nursing procedure is correct?

A patient’s pregnancy test is positive, and she wants to know when the baby is due. The first day of her last menstrual period was June 14, and that period ended July 20. Using the Nagele Rule, what is her expected date of delivery (EDD)? 

A patient’s pregnancy test is positive, and she wants to know when the baby is due. The first day of her last menstrual period was June 14, and that period ended July 20. Using the Nagele Rule, what is her expected date of delivery (EDD)? 

A nurse asks the patient to say “99” as the nurse palpates the posterior thorax. The nurse is assessing which of the following:

During auscultation of fetal heart tones (FHTs), the nurse determines that the heart rate is 136 beats per minute. How should the nurse proceed? 

An etiology of non-Hodgkin disease may be one of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is a “B” symptom associated with Hodgkin Lymphoma? 1. Rash 2. Night sweats 3. Ataxia 4. Fevers 5. Weight lose 6. Enlarged neck lymph node