A nurse in a clinic is assessing a client who has AIDS and a significantly decreased CD4-T-cell count. The nurse should recognize that the client is at risk for developing which of the following infectious oral conditions?

A nurse is caring for a client who has meningitis, a temperature of 39.7° C (103.5° F) and is prescribed a hypothermia blanket.

While using this therapy, the nurse should know that the client must carefully be observed for which of the following complications?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of an adolescent female client and notes a WBC count of 16,000/mm² with increased immature neutrophils (bands) and normal monocytes. Which of the following is the appropriate analysis of the results?

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has extensive partial and full-thickness burns of the head, neck, and chest.

While planning the client's care, the nurse should identify which of the following risks as the priority for assessment and intervention?

A nurse is caring for a client.

The nurse is collecting data from the client 12 hr later.

How should the nurse interpret the following findings?

For each potential finding, click to specify whether the finding is an indication of potential improvement or an indication of potential worsening condition.

A nurse is caring for a client who has had a stroke involving the right hemisphere. Which of the following alterations in function should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hr postoperative following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) gland.

Which of the following assessments should the nurse view to be an indication of a postoperative complication?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and is at risk for developing venous thromboembolism (VTE). The nurse should instruct the client to avoid which of the following unsafe actions?

A nurse working for a home health agency is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about disease management.

Which of the following glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) values should the nurse include in the teaching as an indicator that the client is appropriately controlling his glucose levels?

A nurse is teaching about risk factors for developing a stroke with a group of older adult clients. Which of the following nonmodifiable risk factors should the nurse include?

A nurse suspects that a client admitted for treatment of bacterial meningitis is experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which of the following assessment findings by the nurse supports this suspicion?