A nurse is caring for a client with a temperature of 39°C (102.2°F) who presents with a stiff neck and photophobia. Which condition should the nurse suspect?

A client presents with a temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) and a stiff neck. Which condition should the nurse suspect?

A goiter is often associated with:

An elderly patient has been having copious vomiting for several days and has become lethargic and weak. His mucous membranes are dry.

He has poor skin turgor.

Lab work shows a serum osmolality of 312.

The body’s most likely compensatory response to the patient’s fluid volume problem would be to:

A nurse is assessing a client with a temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) and notes a red, swollen area on the client’s leg. Which condition is the client most likely experiencing?

An elderly patient has been having copious vomiting for several days and has become lethargic and weak. His mucous membranes are dry.

He has poor skin turgor.

Lab work shows: sodium of 145, ABGs: pH 7.58, PCO2 38, HCO3 38, PO2 95, SO2 98. Which response best explains the patient’s lethargy and weakness?

A client with a history of hypertension is admitted with a severe headache and blurred vision. Which of the following findings would indicate a hypertensive crisis?

A client with a long history of cirrhosis has anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia. In the context of cirrhosis, these three conditions are most likely caused by:

A nurse caring for a patient with unstable angina will most likely need to give medications to accomplish which desirable objective?

Which infection control measure, by the nurse, reduces the potential spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)?

A nurse is caring for a client with a temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) and a heart rate of 120 beats per minute. Which condition is the client most likely experiencing?