A client is admitted to the hospital with a traumatic brain injury after his head violently struck a brick wall during a gang fight. Which finding is most important for the nurse to assess further?

A 21-year-old college student has come to see the nurse practitioner for treatment of a vaginal infection. Physical assessment reveals inflammation of the vagina and vulva, and vaginal discharge has a cottage cheese appearance. These findings are consistent with:

A 54-year-old patient admitted with type 2 diabetes asks the nurse what "type 2" means.
What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

Which complication is suspected in a client whose blood sugar is less than 30 mg/dL?

The RN is serving as preceptor to a new graduate nurse who has recently passed the RN licensure (NCLEX®) examination. The new nurse has only been on the unit for 2 days. Which patient should be assigned to the new graduate nurse?

The nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a client who is newly diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which signs and symptoms should the nurse describe when teaching the client about hypoglycemia?

When a brain-injured patient responds to nail bed pressure with internal rotation, adduction, and flexion of the arms, how should the nurse report the response?

While performing the genital assessment of a male client, a nurse observes that the client has curvature of the penis. Which condition does the nurse suspect in the client?

The nurse observes a novice nurse caring for a client experiencing status epilepticus. It will require immediate intervention if the novice nurse does which of the following?

The nurse in the women's health clinic has four patients who are waiting to be seen. Which patient should the nurse see first?

A 60-year-old female client with a 5-year history of diabetes mellitus type 2 visits her primary health care provider with report of an "itchy" skin rash that she has never had before. On inspection, the nurse notes that she has multiple raised reddened lesions of varying sizes located primarily on her legs and arms.

The client reports that her diet has not changed and that she feels embarrassed about her skin problem. The nurse documents her current medications:

• Glipizide 5 mg orally once daily with breakfast for diabetes mellitus type 2
• Furosemide 20 mg orally once every other day for hypertension
• Lovastatin 40 mg orally once daily for high cholesterol
• Duloxetine 60 mg orally once daily for clinical depression
• Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole DS 1 tablet every 12 hours for acute urinary tract infection

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statements below by selecting from the lists of options provided.

The nurse will instruct the client that she should not continue taking The nurse will instruct the client that she may not be able to continue taking ___________________ .