Exam 71: Nursing Management Emergency Care Situations

The nurse is conducting a primary survey of a client with multiple traumatic injuries and observes that the client's right pedal pulses are absent and the leg is swollen. Which of the following actions will the nurse take next?

An unresponsive older-adult client is admitted to the emergency department (ED) during a summer heat wave. The client's core temperature is 41.2°C (106.1°F), blood pressure (BP) 86/52, and pulse 102. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement initially?

The nurse is conducting a primary survey on a client in the emergency department and notes motor posturing. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement immediately?

The nurse is caring for a client with hypotension and temperature elevation after doing yard work on a hot day and is being treated in the emergency department. After the nurse has completed discharge teaching, which of the following client statements indicates that the teaching has been effective?