Patient Data

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The healthcare provider places orders to determine the extent of the client condition. Drag from Word Choices to complete the sentence.

Based on the client's laboratory findings, the nurse recognizes that the client is having an acute gout attack and is most at risk for

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in his affected joint.

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?

A client receives a prescription for 1 L of lactated Ringers to be infused IV over 8 hours. The IV administration set delivers 15 gtt/mL. How many mL/hr should the nurse program the infusion pump to deliver? (Enter numerical value only.)

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?

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 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?

When conducting discharge teaching for a client diagnosed with diverticulosis, which diet instruction should the nurse include?

Patient’s Data

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

A client with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome reports to the nurse that the pain and tingling experienced worsens at night. Which client teaching should the nurse provide?

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

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?