During a routine physical examination, a nurse observes a 1-cm (0.4-in) lesion on a client's chest. The lesion is raised and flesh-colored with pearly, white borders.

The nurse should recognize that this finding is suggestive of which of the following types of skin cancer?

A nurse is teaching a client who has fibrocystic breast condition (FBC) about strategies to minimize discomfort.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a middle adult female client who reports that her menstrual periods have become irregular and she has been having hot flashes.

The nurse should expect the client to have which of the following manifestations associated with early menopause?.

A nurse is caring for a client who reports an area of redness, warmth, tenderness, and pain in the right calf.

The nurse anticipates which of the following orders when notifying the provider of this finding?

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has a long history of diabetes mellitus and is being admitted to the emergency department.

The client is confused, flushed, and with an acetone odor on the breath.

Diabetic ketoacidosis is suspected.

The nurse should anticipate using which of the following types of insulin to treat this client?

A nurse is caring for a client who is unconscious and has a breathing pattern characterized by alternating periods of hyperventilation and apnea. The nurse should document that the client has which of the following respiratory alterations?

A nurse is assessing a client who has diabetes mellitus and reports foot pain. The nurse should evaluate the client for which of the following alterations as indications that the client has an infection? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?

A nurse is teaching an older adult client who has diabetes mellitus about preventing the long-term complications of retinopathy and nephropathy.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is monitoring a client who was admitted with a severe burn injury and is receiving IV fluid resuscitation therapy.

The nurse should identify a decrease in which of the following findings as an indication of adequate fluid replacement?

A nurse is teaching about risk factors for developing a stroke with a group of older adult clients.

Which of the following nonmodifiable risk factors should the nurse include?.