After application of a cast in the upper extremity, the patient complains of severe pain in the
affected site. Which of the following would the nurse initiate?
In caring for a woman and baby day 3 postnatally, she tells you that her baby has not had a
bowel action since delivery. Your appropriate response would be:
A patient arrived to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) complaining of pain after
undergoing a right total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following should the nurse do to
assess the patient's level of pain?
A 13 year old girl with manifestations of rheumatic heart disease is admitted to hospital.
Which of the following laboratory blood findings would confirm that she likely has had a
streptococcal infection within the past two weeks?