A nurse is assessing a client who has viral rhinitis and a history of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) lesions. The nurse should assess which of the following areas of the body for the recurrence of HSV-1 lesions?

A nurse is caring for a female client who has rheumatoid arthritis and a new prescription for methotrexate. The client tells the nurse she is planning a pregnancy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client?

A nurse in a clinic is collecting a history from a client who reports that a member of his family just received a diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. The nurse should expect that the provider will prescribe which of the following diagnostic tests first?

A nurse is teaching a client who has emphysema about self-management strategies. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving mechanical ventilation and has an ideal weight of 60 kg. The nurse should expect the tidal volume to be set at which of the following?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who has deep partial- and full thickness burns to his chest, abdomen, and upper arms. What is the nurse's priority intervention for this client during the resuscitation of phase of injury?

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a newly admitted client with a diagnosis of R/O tuberculosis.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

Nurses' Notes

Day 1:

0900:

Client admitted from emergency department with hemoptysis, dull chest pain, increasing fatigue, anorexia, nausea, chest tightness, and 3.2 kg (7 Ib) weight loss in 2 weeks. Heart rate regular, lung sounds with crackles in bilateral upper lobes. No edema. Airborne precautions initiated upon admission.

Day 2:

Client reports shortness of breath, nausea, and fatigue. Crackles auscultated bilaterally throughout lung fields. Productive cough, with thick, blood-streaked sputum. Bowel sounds active, no edema.

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking aspirin for arthritis. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an adverse effect of this medication?

A nurse is assessing a client who has pulmonary tuberculosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is talking with a client who has to come to the clinic for HIV testing. The nurse should explain that, after the laboratory has the enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) results, it will use which of the following tests to confirm the diagnosis?

A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV. Which of the following laboratory values is the nurse's priority?