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 caring for a client who has COPD.

Nurses' Notes

Vital Signs

Medication

Home health nurse admission note:

Client discharged from healthcare facility yesterday following a 4-day stay for exacerbation of COPD. Lives alone; alert and oriented to person, place, and time. Lung fields with scattered rhonchi throughout, cough productive for thick white sputum, dyspnea with minimal exertion.

Clubbing is noted on fingers, chest is barrel-shaped. Supplemental oxygen at 2L/min via nasal cannula.

Home Health Nurse Note 3 days following discharge from health care facility: Client sleeping in recliner with nasal canula on their lap; awakens easily and is oriented to person but disoriented to place and time.

Lung sounds with scattered rhonchi, cough productive for thick, yellow secretions. 2+pitting edema bilateral in ankles and feet.

Re-oriented client. Client states "I don't remember if I did that breathing machine thing you told me about."

Instructed client on oxygen use, safety, and nebulizer treatments. Elevated lower extremities.

Select the 5 findings that require follow-up.

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 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 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?

A nurse is assessing a client who has asthma. Which of the following areas should the nurse evaluate as the most reliable indicator of central cyanosis?

A nurse is teaching a client who has hepatitis A about preventing transmission of the disease. Which is included in the teaching?

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 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 in an emergency room is caring a the client who sustained partial-thickness burns to both lower legs, chest, face, and both forearms. Which of the following is the priority action the nurse should take?

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?