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

A patient reporting palpitations has multiple premature ventricular contractions (PVCS) on an electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing. Which patient statement Indicates teaching is effective?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has cholelithiasis and is scheduled for an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Which of the following statements made by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

An 85-year-old patient who has fallen at home and was unable to get up is admitted to your nursing unit. The patient said she fell 36 hours ago and has been unable to eat or drink. You observe that the patient has voided scant amounts since admission. In planning care for this patient, what condition do you consider related to the diminished renal output?

Which of the following are characteristics of Hodgkin's disease? (Select All that Apply.)

The nurse is preparing to assist the physician with a bone marrow biopsy. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to carry out before the procedure?

A nurse is reviewing the medical record for a client who has acute leukemia

Select words from the choices to fill in each blank in the following sentence The client is at risk for developing

Which of the following describe the function of the kidneys? Select all that apply.

After reviewing an electrocardiogram, the nurse determines that an electrical impulse originated in a patient's sinoatrial (SA) node with a P wave. What does this represent?

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?

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.