A nurse is completing discharge instructions with a client following an acute onset of gout. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the treatment regimen?

A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is scheduled for an escharotomy.

The client's spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails.

Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate?

A nurse in an emergency room is caring for a 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 caring for a client following cataract surgery. Which of the following comments from the client should the nurse report to the client's provider?

A nurse is preparing a client who has AIDS for discharge. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the discharge instructions?

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has extensive partial and full-thickness burns of the head, neck, and chest.

While planning the client's care, the nurse should identify which of the following risks as the priority for assessment and intervention?

While performing an admission assessment for a client, the nurse notes that the client has varicose veins with ulcerations and lower extremity edema with a report of a feeling of heaviness.

Which of the following nursing diagnoses should the nurse identify as being the priority in the client's care?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who had a seizure and became unresponsive after stating she had a sudden, severe headache and vomiting.

The client's vital signs are as follows: blood pressure of 198/110 mm Hg, pulse of 82/min, respirations of 24/min, and a temperature of 38.2° C (100.8° F). Which of the following neurologic disorders should the nurse suspect?

A nurse is planning care for a female client who has a T4 spinal cord injury and is at risk for acquiring urinary tract infections. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for four clients who are 24 to 36 hr postoperative.

Which of the following surgical procedures places the client at risk for deep-vein thrombosis?

A nurse in a clinic is assessing a client who has AIDS and a significantly decreased CD4-T-cell count. The nurse should recognize that the client is at risk for developing which of the following infectious oral conditions?