Bone resorption is carried out by which of the following cells?

A nurse preceptor is teaching a student about treatments for hypoglycemia. Which blood glucose level is considered hypoglycemic?

A nurse is caring for a client with a dislocated right shoulder. What are the appropriate techniques for neurovascular assessment?

The nurse is reviewing lab results for a patient with Cushing's syndrome. Which of the following would indicate a corticotropin-secreting pituitary adenoma?

Which of the following statements is true regarding fractures?

The nurse is caring for a critical patient with hypoparathyroidism. Which of the following complications should the nurse be alert for in a patient with severe hyposecretion of the parathyroid hormone?

A surgical floor nurse is caring for a post-operative client who has undergone a total thyroidectomy. Which of the following are important nursing assessment measures during postoperative care?

The nurse is assessing a patient in skeletal traction after sustaining a femur fracture. While assessing the pin sites, the nurse would expect to note:

While assessing a patient with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), the nurse should auscultate for bruits. Which location is the most common site for AAA formation?

The nurse is caring for a patient with an implanted pacemaker. While observing the cardiac monitor, the nurse notes extra pacer spikes that are not followed by a heart beat. The nurse suspects which condition?

While caring for a patient after shoulder arthroplasty, the nurse assesses for brachial plexus compromise by doing which of the following ulnar nerve tests?

A patient with diabetes mellitus is admitted to the hospital with lower back pain. The patient's blood glucose is 563 mg/dl upon admission. Which assessment finding would the nurse most likely note with this blood glucose level?

The nurse is caring for a client with an extremity fracture. While assessing the patient, what signs might indicate Fat Emboli Syndrome (FES)?

As part of a comprehensive cardiovascular examination, the nurse palpates the apical pulse. At what location should the nurse palpate?

While caring for a patient in Buck's traction, the nurse reduces friction and shear by: