The nurse is preparing to discharge a patient with chronic low back pain. Which statement by the patient indicates that additional teaching is necessary?

Which patient should you, as charge nurse, assign to a new graduate RN who is orienting to the neurologic unit?

You are providing care for a patient with an acute hemorrhage stroke. The patient’s husband has been reading a lot about strokes and asks why his wife did not receive alteplase. What is your best response?

Which of the following conditions most commonly results in CAD?

Which of the following is the most common symptom of myocardial infarction?

Which of the following blood tests is most indicative of cardiac damage?

The client with a history of diabetes insipidus is admitted with polyuria, polydipsia, and mental confusion. The priority intervention for this client is:

A client with Addison’s disease has been admitted with a history of nausea and vomiting for the past 3 days. The client is receiving IV glucocorticoids (Solu-Medrol). Which of the following interventions would the nurse implement?