A nurse is caring for a middle adult female client who reports that her menstrual periods have become irregular and she has been having hot flashes.

The nurse should expect the client to have which of the following manifestations associated with early menopause?.

A nurse is instructing a client's family members about feeding safety for a client who has dysphagia following a stroke.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is assessing a client who has diabetes mellitus and reports foot pain. The nurse should evaluate the client for which of the following alterations as indications that the client has an infection? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. The nurse misread the client's morning blood glucose level as 210 mg/dL instead of 120 mg/dL and administered the insulin dose appropriate for a reading over 200 mg/dL before the client's breakfast.

Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who had a seizure and became unresponsive after stating she had a sudden, severe headache and vomiting.

The client's vital signs are as follows: blood pressure of 198/110 mm Hg, pulse of 82/min, respirations of 24/min, and a temperature of 38.2° C (100.8° F). Which of the following neurologic disorders should the nurse suspect?

A nurse is reviewing the arterial blood gas values of a client who has chronic kidney disease.

Which of the following sets of values should the nurse expect?.

A nurse is caring for a client who is unconscious and has a breathing pattern characterized by alternating periods of hyperventilation and apnea. The nurse should document that the client has which of the following respiratory alterations?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral nutrition via a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). When assessing the client, the nurse notes swelling of the client's arm above the PICC insertion site.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is reviewing discharge instructions with a client following a right cataract extraction. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is teaching an older adult client who has diabetes mellitus about preventing the long-term complications of retinopathy and nephropathy.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has a long history of diabetes mellitus and is being admitted to the emergency department.

The client is confused, flushed, and with an acetone odor on the breath.

Diabetic ketoacidosis is suspected.

The nurse should anticipate using which of the following types of insulin to treat this client?