A nurse is collecting data from a client who is African American has cholecystitis. Which of the following areas should the nurse inspect to monitor for the presence of jaundice?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a female client about preventing urinary tract infections (UTIs). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A patient with dehydration will have which color of urine?

After reviewing an electrocardiogram, the nurse determines that an electrical impulse originated in a patient's sinoatrial (SA) node with a P wave. What does this represent?

A nurse is assessing an older adult client who has a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as unique for this age group?

The nurse responds to a call for assistance with a patient in pulseless ventricular tachycardia. The nurse prepares for what first-line treatment for this rhythm?

The nurse is caring for a 32-year-old female patient coming to the clinic with peripheral edema, periorbital edema and flank pain. Use the chart to answer the questions

History & Assessments

Medical/Surgical history: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) x12 years. controlled with glucocorticoids, diabetes mellitus x2 years, recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Surgical history includes C-sections x2. Mitral valve regurgitation for 2 years.

Social History: Married with two healthy children, Works full-time as an office manager. Denies use of alcohol, drugs, or tobacco.

Family History: Mother also had SLE died at age 55 from complications of renal failure. Father is alive and healthy.

Physical Assessment: Alert and oriented, moves all extremities, grips and pushes strong, PERRLA 3 mm. Lungs with crackles, bilaterally, no shortness of breath. 51, 52 heart sounds with murmur: 3+ radial and pedal pulses: 4+ edema of the lower legs, ankles and feet: 2+ edema of the fingers and hands: periorbital edema present. Pain with percussion of the costovertebral angle.

Medications: Prednisone 10 mg PO daily, metformin 500 mg PO BID: ibuprofen 600 mg PO for pain PRN.

The nurse is concerned about the patient’s renal function. For each patient finding, specify if the finding is consistent with the disease process of glomerulonephritis, urinary tract infection, or chronic kidney disease. Select all that apply in each row.

A nurse is reviewing the medical record for a client who has acute leukemia

Select words from the choices to fill in each blank in the following sentence The client is at risk for developing

A nurse is assisting in the care of a client in the emergency department (ED).

Complete the following sentence by using the list of options.

The nurse should first address the client’s

A patient with terminal lymphoma says to the nurse, "I'm tired of being so fatigued all the time. Can't you just give me a big shot of morphine and help me end this suffering? Which of the following responses by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse sees a life-threatening arrhythmia on a patient's cardiac monitor. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?