A nurse is admitting a client who has arthritic pain and reports taking ibuprofen several times daily for 3 years. Which of the following tests should the nurse monitor?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who has a new diagnosis of Graves' disease. The nurse should anticipate which of the following laboratory values to be elevated?

A nurse is admitting a middle adult client who has cirrhosis. Findings upon admission:

The nurse is assessing the client 24 hr later. How should the nurse interpret the findings?

For each finding, click to specify whether the finding is unrelated to the diagnosis, a sign of potential improvement, or a sign of potential worsening condition.

A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse care for a client who has a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Which of the following observations of the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of infection control precautions?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has heart failure and is to start therapy with digoxin. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who has just returned from surgery with an external fixator to the left tibia. Which of the following assessment findings requires immediate intervention by the nurse?

A nurse is caring for a client who has moderate Alzheimer's disease. During weekly home visits, the nurse notices that the client's caregiver is tired, irritable, and impatient with the client. Which of the following actions should the nurse recommend to the caregiver?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a herniated disc and is scheduled for a peripheral nerve block. The client tells the nurse, "I am afraid to have this procedure." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is caring for a client who has acute heart failure and received morphine IV 30 min ago. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the medication was effective?

A client who is deaf and communicates using sign language is being admitted by a nurse who does not know sign language. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following statements made by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?