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

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory reports for a client who has chronic kidney disease. Which of the following laboratory reports should the nurse expect to find?

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 reinforcing teaching with a client who reports right shoulder pain following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

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 caring for a client who is in the oliguric phase of acute kidney injury. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nursing diagnosis of Excess Fluid Volume is made for a patient with chronic kidney disease. Which of the following data is most important for the nurse to collect for this patient based on the nursing diagnosis?

The nurse is collecting data on a patient who has presented to the HCP's office with a fever. Which of these findings are indicators of a UTI to the nurse? Select all that apply.

Which of the following is the best indicator of fluid balance in the body?

The nurse is caring for a patient whose cardiac monitor shows a total absence of electrical impulse as indicated by a flat line. The nurse does not detect a pulse or blood pressure. The nurse would document this as which of the following rhythms?