A nurse is caring for a client with acute pancreatitis.

Which laboratory result would the nurse expect to find elevated?

A nurse is caring for a client with a history of hypertension who presents with a severe headache and blurred vision. What is the most likely cause of these symptoms?

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 patient with cerebral ischemia has signs and symptoms of right homonymous hemianopia and inability to move the right arm.

This is indicative of increased intracranial pressure that is most probably due to a lesion in the:

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

A nurse is assessing a client with suspected meningitis. Which of the following symptoms would most likely indicate meningitis?

A patient has been told that the recent changes in her facial features are due to a hormonal pathology called myxedema.

Her nurse’s explanation will be based on understanding that myxedema is:

Which acute event is most likely to occur in a patient who has chronic atrial fibrillation?

A nurse is caring for a client with acute pancreatitis.

Which laboratory result would the nurse expect to find elevated?

Which assessment data would indicate to the nurse that pharmacologic treatment with antibiotics and antacids has been effective for the patient diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) secondary to H. pylori?