A nurse is assessing the depth and extent of injury on a client who has severe burns to the face, neck, and upper extremities. Which of the following factors is the nurse's priority when assessing the severity of the client's burns?

A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who has AIDS. The nurse notes that the client has multiple and widespread raised, purplish- brown skin lesions. The nurse should recognize that these findings indicate which of the following conditions?

A nurse is caring for a client who has malignant melanoma. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect when assessing the lesion?

A nurse is admitting a client who has sustained severe burn injuries in a grease fire. The nurse shades in a diagram indicating the burned surface areas. Using the Rule of Nines, the nurse should estimate that the client has burned what percentage of body surface area? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving cisplatin for treatment of ovarian cancer. The client's most recent complete blood count (CBC) is shown in the table below. It is important for the nurse to consider which of the following for the client? WBC

1,400/mm3

RBC

4.3 x 1012/L

Hgb

Hct

Platelets

Albumin

12.1 g/dL

36.5%

170,000/mm3

5 g/dL

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 in a provider's office is assessing an older adult client whose son reports that the client has been sick with a respiratory illness for the past 6 days. Which of the following assessment findings is a manifestation of pneumonia in the older adult client?

A nurse is teaching a client who has tuberculosis and is to start combination drug therapy. Which of the following medications should the w plan to administer? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is planning a presentation about HIV for a church-based group. Which of the following information about HIV transmission should the nurse include?

A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who is rehabilitating from major burns. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include to provide emotional support?

A nurse in a community health clinic is administering seasonal inactive influenza vaccine. Before administering it, the nurse must confirm that the client is not allergic to which of the following?