by | May 19, 2024 | Foundations of Nursing
A client who has had abdominal surgery complains of feeling as though “something gave way” in the incisional site. The nurse removes the dressing and notes the presence of a loop of bowel protruding through the incision. Which interventions would the nurse...
by | May 19, 2024 | Foundations of Nursing
The nurse is triaging clients in the waiting room of the emergency department. In what order would the nurse triage the clients from highest priority to lowest? 1. A client with a history of hypertension who is complaining of dizziness 2. A client who fell off a...
by | May 19, 2024 | Foundations of Nursing
The emergency department nurse is assessing a client presenting with right lower quadrant pain, low-grade fever, nausea, vomiting and anorexia. The client explains to the nurse that the abdominal pain was dull at first and in the middle of the abdomen but is now sharp...
by | May 19, 2024 | Foundations of Nursing
The nurse is caring for a client with a peptic ulcer who has just undergone an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). Which client problem would be the priority? Risk for dehydration caused by bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract Risk for choking and aspiration related...
by | May 19, 2024 | Foundations of Nursing
A client with exacerbation of heart failure is being prepared for a thoracentesis. The nurse would assist the client to which position for the procedure? 1. Lying in bed on the affected side 2. Lying in bed on the unaffected side 3. Left lateral recumbent position...