Patient Data

Exhibits

For each medication used to treat gout, choose the most likely therapeutic outcome and the teaching associated with the medication.

Patient Data

The nurse performs an initial focused assessment of the client.

Based on the client's history and assessment data, the nurse's hypothesis is that the client's vital signs are most likely the result of disease process, medication use, or neither. Each column must have at least one, but may have more than one answer selected.

A client presents to the emergency department reporting chest pain that is radiating to the left arm, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis. Which medication should the nurse anticipate being prescribed by the healthcare provider?

The nurse is teaching a client with glomerulonephritis about self-care. Which dietary recommendation should the nurse encourage the client to follow?

Patient’s Data

Select the 3 dietary choices that are not part of the recommended diet gout.

The nurse is obtaining a client's fingerstick glucose level. After gently milking the client's finger, the nurse observes that the distal tip of the finger appears reddened and engorged. Which action should the nurse take?

The practical nurse (PN) is assisting in a community center clinic when four clients simultaneously arrive seeking help. In which order should the PN prioritize care to be provided based on the client needs? (Arrange the client with the highest priority first, on top, and lowest priority last, on botom.)

A client is admitted to the medical unit during an exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is most important for the nurse to report which assessment finding to the healthcare provider?

The nurse is caring for a client after a coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The client is exhibiting pitting edema of the lower extremities and jugular venous distention with increased central venous pressure. Which condition should the nurse suspect the client is experiencing based on these findings?

Patient Data

History and Physical

A 34-year-old male client presents to the emergency department (ED) for an acute asthma attack which began after jogging through a local park. The client is able to answer questions, pausing every few words to catch his breath. The client reports using a rescue inhaler three times, but he just could not catch his breath. The client reports that symptoms seem worse when outdoors and when exercising and that episodes like this make him extremely nervous. The client reports that it has been a couple of months since he had an asthma attack, and he came to the ED today because he noticed that his inhaler was expired and was worried the medication was not working.
The nurse reviews the client's history of the presenting illness in the electronic medical record.

Click to highlight the two pieces of key subjective data which indicate the client is in need of health interventions.

The nurse is performing a physical assessment of a client. Which finding should the nurse recognize is a result of a compromised peripheral arterial circulation of the lower extremity?