The nurse reviews the laboratory reports of a client and concludes that the client has diabetes. Which finding helped the nurse to reach this conclusion?

The nurse observes a novice nurse caring for a client experiencing status epilepticus. It will require immediate intervention if the novice nurse does which of the following?

When planning care for a client with right ureteral renal calculi, which of the following nursing diagnosis has the less priority of care while caring for this patient?

The nurse cares for a client six hours post-operative following a transurethral resection of a prostate (TURP).

The client is demonstrating signs and symptoms of ?

What information should the nurse include when teaching a young women's community service group about breast self-examination (BSE)?

You're planning your medication teaching for your patient with a UTI prescribed phenazopyridine (Pyridium). What do you include?

A nurse is caring for a client with a new diagnosis of Paget's disease. The nurse anticipates the provider will prescribe which of the following medications for this client?

Your patient has complaints of severe right-sided flank pain, nausea, vomiting and restlessness. He appears slightly pale and is diaphoretic. Vital signs are BP 140/90 mmHg, Pulse 118 beats/min., respirations 33 breaths/minute, and temperature, 98.0F. Which subjective data supports a diagnosis of renal calculi?

A client comes to the outpatient department complaining of vaginal discharge, dysuria, and genital irritation. Suspecting a sexually transmitted disease (STD), Dr. Smith orders diagnostic tests of the vaginal discharge. Which STD must be reported to the public health department?

A client is brought to the hospital because of severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. The client reports increased pain in the abdomen and in the epigastric region radiating to the back when lying supine. Upon physical assessment, the nurse finds that the client has fever and hypotension.

What should the nurse infer from these findings?

The nurse is caring for an older adult in the medical-surgical unit:

84-year-old female was admitted to the medical-surgical unit with a three-day history of abdominal pain, distention, nausea, and persistent vomiting. She reports that she has not had a bowel movement in five days and has no appetite.

Which of the following findings are consistent with a small bowel obstruction: Select all that apply.