A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who has leukemia and whose platelet count is 50,000 mm. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has leukemia. Which of the following findings has the highest priority?

A nurse is reinforcing dietary instructions with a client who has chronic kidney disease. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

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.

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 assisting in the care of a client in the emergency department (ED).

Complete the following sentence by using the list of options.

The nurse should first address the client’s

The nurse prepares to document an electrocardiogram rhythm. The nurse uses a systematic method for analyzing the electrocardiogram tracing for which of the following reasons

The nurse is checking the patency of a new right arm arteriovenous fistula. What action does the nurse use to do this? Select all that apply

A nurse is reviewing the urinalysis results of a client who reports urinary frequency and burning. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

The nurse is giving discharge instructions to a patient on the medical-surgical unit. Which patient should be taught about the possibility of an overwhelming infection?