Exhibits

The nurse is reviewing the client's dietary choices for opportunities to promote better outcomes by limiting gout attacks.

Select the 3 dietary choices that are not part of the recommended diet for a client with gout.

A client with a fracture of the right femur has had skeletal traction applied. Which intervention should the nurse include in the client's nursing plan of care?

The nurse is preparing a client for surgery who was admitted from the emergency department following a motor vehicle collision. The client has an open fracture of the femur and is bleeding moderately from the bone protrusion site. During the preoperative assessment, the nurse determines that the client currently receives heparin sodium 5,000 units SUBQ daily. Which nursing action is a priority?

A client with a renal calculus reports severe right flank pain, nausea, and vomiting. Which nursing problem has the highest priority?

The nurse is developing a plan of care for a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). When providing teaching on lowering blood glucose levels and increasing serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels, which instruction should the nurse include?

While caring for a client with a full thickness burn covering 40% of the body, the nurse observes purulent drainage at the wound. Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provider, the nurse should review which of the client's laboratory values?

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?

During a home visit, the nurse assesses the skin of a client with eczema who reports that an exacerbation of symptoms has occurred during the last week. Which information is most useful in determining the possible cause of the symptoms?

The nurse is providing teaching to a client about self-management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which information provided by the client indicates understanding?

The nurse has identified the priority problem for the client and now must determine proper care interventions. Based on the client history and the assessment data, which action(s) should the nurse anticipate? Select all that apply.

An older adult client with cirrhosis of the liver and hepatic failure is placed on a low sodium diet and is receiving periodic albumin infusions. Which assessment finding indicates progress toward the desired effect of this treatment plan?