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HESI_MED_SURG_EXAM.DOCX 1. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to perform on a client who is hospitalized for Guillain-Barre syndrome that is rapidly progressing? • Respiratory effort. • Unsteady gait. • Intensity of pain. • Ability to eat. Guillain-Barre syndrome causes paralysis or weakness that typically starts at the feet and progresses upwards. As the condition progresses, the nurse must ensure that the client is able to breathe effectively. Heuther, Understa...

38. The healthcare provider prescribes naproxen (Naprosyn) 500 mg PO twice a day for a client with osteoarthritis. During a follow-up visit one month later, the client tells the nurse, "The pills don't seem to be working. They are not helping the pain at all." Which factor should influence the nurse's response? a. Noncompliance is probably affecting optimum medication effectiveness. b. Drug dosage is inadequate and needs to be increased to four times a day. c. The drug needs 4 to 6 weeks ...

HESI_MED_SURG_EXAM.DOCX 1. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to perform on a client who is hospitalized for Guillain-Barre syndrome that is rapidly progressing? • Respiratory effort. • Unsteady gait. • Intensity of pain. • Ability to eat. Guillain-Barre syndrome causes paralysis or weakness that typically starts at the feet and progresses upwards. As the condition progresses, the nurse must ensure that the client is able to breathe effectively. Heuther, Understa...

HESI_MED_SURG_EXAM.DOCX 1. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to perform on a client who is hospitalized for Guillain-Barre syndrome that is rapidly progressing? • Respiratory effort. • Unsteady gait. • Intensity of pain. • Ability to eat. Guillain-Barre syndrome causes paralysis or weakness that typically starts at the feet and progresses upwards. As the condition progresses, the nurse must ensure that the client is able to breathe effectively. Heuther, Understa...