A nurse is assessing a client who has pulmonary tuberculosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking aspirin for arthritis. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an adverse effect of this medication?

A nurse is caring for a client who has herpes zoster. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse in a provider's office is assessing an older adult client whose son reports that the client has been sick with a respiratory illness for the past 6 days. Which of the following assessment findings is a manifestation of pneumonia in the older adult client?

A nurse is admitting a client who has sustained severe burn injuries in a grease fire. The nurse shades in a diagram indicating the burned surface areas. Using the Rule of Nines, the nurse should estimate that the client has burned what percentage of body surface area? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who has COPD. The nurse should include which of the following interventions in the plan?

A nurse is assessing a client who has pulmonary tuberculosis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client who has HIV.

The client is at risk for developing

A nurse is planning care for a client who has immunosuppression following chemotherapy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is planning care for a client who is being treated with chemotherapy and radiation for metastatic breast cancer, and who has neutropenia. The nurse should include which of the following restrictions in the client's plan of care?

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a newly admitted client with a diagnosis of R/O tuberculosis.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

Nurses' Notes

Day 1:

0900:

Client admitted from emergency department with hemoptysis, dull chest pain, increasing fatigue, anorexia, nausea, chest tightness, and 3.2 kg (7 Ib) weight loss in 2 weeks. Heart rate regular, lung sounds with crackles in bilateral upper lobes. No edema. Airborne precautions initiated upon admission.

Day 2:

Client reports shortness of breath, nausea, and fatigue. Crackles auscultated bilaterally throughout lung fields. Productive cough, with thick, blood-streaked sputum. Bowel sounds active, no edema.