A nurse is caring for a 43-year-old client who has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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A nurse is caring for a client who has burns to his face, ears, and eyelids. The nurse should identify which of the following is the priority finding to report to the healthcare provider?

A nurse is preparing to administer cefazolin 1 g by intermittent intravenous (IV) bolus over 30 minutes. Available is cefazolin 1 g in 100 mL dextrose 5% in water (D5W). The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero. Only enter numbers and decimals. Do not enter any letters in your answer.)

The nurse overseeing care in the intensive care unit (ICU) reviews the shift report on four clients. The nurse recognizes which client to be at greatest risk for the development of cardiogenic shock?

A nurse is caring for a 55-year-old client who is 2 hours postoperative after having a total abdominal hysterectomy.

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A nurse is assessing a client who has diabetes mellitus type 2 and presents for a follow-up visit. Which of the following lab values is most indicative of inadequate control of their diabetes since their last primary care visit and requires further teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client in septic shock. The client is still hypotensive and lethargic following a 2,500 mL fluid bolus of lactated Ringer (LR) solution. Which of the following interventions does the nurse anticipate next?

A nurse is teaching a client and the client's family about chronic pancreatitis. Which of the following are the most common causes of pancreatitis that the nurse should discuss?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has leukemia and a platelet count of 60,000/mm³ (nl. 140,000-400,000/mm³). Which intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A client is diagnosed with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) as a result of a bacterial infection. Which nursing intervention may prevent the development of multiple-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)?

A nurse is caring for a 30-year-old client who was brought to the emergency department (ED).

The nurse should determine the assessment findings are consistent with which of the following disease processes?

For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with bacterial meningitis or encephalitis. Each finding may support more than 1 disease process.