The nurse is caring for a patient who has had three or more premature ventricular contractions occurring in a row on the electrocardiogram tracing. The nurse should document this as which of the following?

Which of the following describe the function of the kidneys? Select all that apply.

Click to highlight the five errors in the following paragraph.

Joe is a 28-year-old construction worker diagnosed with stage 1 Hodgkin disease. He initially went to his health care provider because of a painful lump in his neck. He is also experiencing high fevers and weight loss. The diagnosis was confirmed in a laboratory test by the presence of Bence-Jones cells. He expresses his fears to his nurse, who tells him that Hodgkin disease is not really cancer, but it is often curable. Joe takes a leave from work and begins palliative radiation therapy.

A nurse is reviewing the medical record for a client who has acute leukemia

Select words from the choices to fill in each blank in the following sentence The client is at risk for developing

After reviewing an electrocardiogram, the nurse determines that an electrical impulse originated in a patient's sinoatrial (SA) node with a P wave. What does this represent?

Which of the following beverages should a patient with Hodgkin's disease be instructed to avoid?

The nurse is caring for a 32-year-old female patient coming to the clinic with peripheral edema, periorbital edema and flank pain. Use the chart to answer the questions

History & Assessments

Medical/Surgical history: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) x12 years. controlled with glucocorticoids, diabetes mellitus x2 years, recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Surgical history includes C-sections x2. Mitral valve regurgitation for 2 years.

Social History: Married with two healthy children, Works full-time as an office manager. Denies use of alcohol, drugs, or tobacco.

Family History: Mother also had SLE died at age 55 from complications of renal failure. Father is alive and healthy.

Physical Assessment: Alert and oriented, moves all extremities, grips and pushes strong, PERRLA 3 mm. Lungs with crackles, bilaterally, no shortness of breath. 51, 52 heart sounds with murmur: 3+ radial and pedal pulses: 4+ edema of the lower legs, ankles and feet: 2+ edema of the fingers and hands: periorbital edema present. Pain with percussion of the costovertebral angle.

Medications: Prednisone 10 mg PO daily, metformin 500 mg PO BID: ibuprofen 600 mg PO for pain PRN.

The nurse is concerned about the patient’s renal function. For each patient finding, specify if the finding is consistent with the disease process of glomerulonephritis, urinary tract infection, or chronic kidney disease. Select all that apply in each row.

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A patient with multiple myeloma develops hypercalcemia. Which intervention can help minimize complications related to hypercalcemia?

The nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which client is at highest risk for developing leukemia?

A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who is postoperative for a traditional cholecystectomy and has a T-tube in place. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?