Exhibits

The healthcare provider prescribes colchicine, naproxen, and prednisone for the treatment of gout, and the client is being discharged home with a follow up appointment in 1 week.

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement by selecting from the lists of options provided.

The nurse should teach the client that gout attacks can be limited by keeping a diet that is

___

and a lifestyle free from

___

Which dietary instruction is most important for the nurse to explain to a client who has had gastric bypass surgery?

After falling down the basement steps, a client is brought to the emergency room. The x-ray confirms the client's right leg is fractured. Following the application of a leg cast, which assessment finding warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?

A client who had colon surgery 3 days ago is anxious and requesting assistance to reposition. While the nurse is turning the client, the wound dehisces and eviscerates. The nurse moistens an available sterile dressing and places it over the wound. Which intervention should the nurse implement next?

Which findings during the admission assessment should the nurse document that are related to a client diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome?

Following a lumbar puncture, a client voices several concerns. Which concern indicates to the nurse that the client is experiencing a complication of the procedure?

The nurse is caring for a client who tests positive for the sexually transmitted infection (STI) gonorrhea. The client reports having sex with someone who has many partners. Which response should the nurse provide?

A client is admitted to the hospital for treatment of a simple goiter, and levothyroxine sodium is prescribed. Which symptoms indicate to the nurse that the prescribed dosage is too high for this client?

The nurse is caring for a client in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) who underwent a thoracotomy two hours ago. The nurse observes the vital signs as a heart rate of 140 beats/minute, respirations 26 breaths/minute, and a blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

Review H and P, nurse's note, and flow sheet.

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices area to specify which condition the client is most likely experiencing, two actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

The nurse has implemented additional needed actions.

Click the assessment data which indicates the interventions were successful and which assessment data provides no indication that the interventions were successful. Each column must have at least one answer selected.