A mother brings in her 8-month-old child to the ER. The mother reports the baby has recently started being extremely fussy, has a fever, and swelling in the hands and feet. The child is diagnosed with sickle cell disease. As the nurse, you know that the swelling in the hands and feet in the infant is termed?

A nurse is caring for a client who has advanced stage prostate cancer. The nurse should expect the provider to prescribe which of the following medications for this client?

A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who is postmenopausal and has risk factors for osteoporosis. The nurse anticipates the client will be prescribed which of the following medications?

The nurse is performing an assessment on a client with a diagnosis of pernicious anemia.

Which finding would the nurse expect to note in this client?

Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a 72-year-old woman admitted with multiple myeloma?

A nurse in a clinic is caring for a female client who has gonorrhea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The part of the female reproductive cycle that begins at the end of menses and ends at ovulation is:

A nurse is collecting data from a male client who has been exposed to syphilis and has a genital chancre. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse anticipate when notifying the provider of these findings?

A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who had a total abdominal hysterectomy and a vaginal repair. Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

Iron-deficiency anemia can cause pica, a rare condition in which a person craves eating nonfood items. Which of these would a client with this type of anemia eat?

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of hemophilia?