A nurse is caring for a 30-year-old client who was brought to the emergency department (ED).

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The nurse should determine the assessment findings are consistent with which of the following disease processes?

For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with bacterial meningitis or encephalitis. Each finding may support more than 1 disease process.

A nurse is teaching a client and the client's family about chronic pancreatitis. Which of the following are the most common causes of pancreatitis that the nurse should discuss?

A nurse at an ophthalmology clinic is providing teaching to a client who has open-angle glaucoma and a new treatment regimen of timolol and pilocarpine eye drops. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?

A nurse is providing education about levothyroxine to a client diagnosed with primary hypothyroidism. Which of the following statements should the nurse use when teaching the client?

A nurse is the triage officer in the emergency department during a disaster when four clients arrive following a factory explosion. Which of the following clients should the nurse care for first?

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 tralling zero. Only enter numbers and decimals. Do not enter any letters in your answer.)

The nurse is caring for a client who has disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The healthcare provider prescribes an infusion of heparin. Based on the protocol, the initial dose is 14 units/kg/hr. The heparin is dispensed at a concentration of 25,000 units/250 ml. The client weighs 79.1 kg. How many mL/hr will the nurse set the Infusion pump? (Round the rate to nearest tenth. Only enter numbers and decimals. Do not enter any letters in your answer.)

A nurse is caring for a client who has a T4 spinal cord injury. Which of the following client findings should the nurse identify as an indication the client is at risk for experiencing autonomic dysreflexia?

A nurse witnesses a motor vehicle crash and finds a client who is not breathing. The nurse suspects the client has a cervical vertebrae fracture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A 45-year-old woman has just undergone a radical hysterectomy for invasive cervical cancer. Prior to the surgery, the healthcare provider explained to the client that after the surgery an internal source of radiation would be placed near the tumor site to aid in reducing recurrence. Based on this information, the nurse knows to educate the client on which safety precaution?

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?