A nurse admits a patient to the cardiac care unit following the place of a cardiac stent. Which step of the nursing process does the nurse do first?

A. Planning
B. Assessment
C. Evaluation
D. Implementation


B. Assessment

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The nurse observes splinter hemorrhages in a client's nailbeds. Which finding should the nurse suspect the findings are associated with?

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