Exhibits

The healthcare provider places prescriptions to determine the extent of the client's condition.

Select from Word Choices to complete the sentence.

Based on the client's laboratory findings, the nurse recognizes that the client is having an acute gout attack and is most at risk for  ___and ___ in his  affected joint.

A client presents to the emergency department reporting chest pain that is radiating to the left arm, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis. Which medication should the nurse anticipate being prescribed by the healthcare provider?

The nurse is preparing a client for surgery who was admitted from the emergency department following a motor vehicle collision. The client has an open fracture of the femur and is bleeding moderately from the bone protrusion site. During the preoperative assessment, the nurse determines that the client currently receives heparin sodium 5,000 units SUBQ daily. Which nursing action is a priority?

A client with stage IV bone cancer is admitted to the hospital for pain control. The client verbalizes continuous, severe pain of 8 on a 0 to 10 scale. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

The nurse is caring for a client with chronic pancreatitis who reports persistent gnawing abdominal pain. To help the client manage the pain, which assessment data is most important for the nurse to obtain?

When conducting discharge teaching for a client diagnosed with diverticulosis, which diet instruction should the nurse include?

The nurse is reviewing the client's dietary choices for opportunities to promote better outcomes by limiting gout attacks.

Select the 3 dietary choices that are not part of the recommended diet for a client with gout.

The nurse has completed a client history and initial assessment and is now planning and prioritizing care of the client.

Complete the following sentences by choosing from the lists of corresponding options.

Based on history and assessment data, the nurse should prioritize

The healthcare provider prescribes colchicine, naproxen, and prednisone for the treatment of gout, and the client is being discharged home with a follow up appointment in 1 week.

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement by selecting from the lists of options provided.

The nurse should teach the client that gout attacks can be limited by keeping a diet that is

A client with a fracture of the right femur has had skeletal traction applied. Which intervention should the nurse include in the client's nursing plan of care?

The nurse reviews the client history of the presenting illness in the electronic medical record.

Click to highlight the two pieces of key subjective data which indicate the client is in need of health interventions.

A 34-year-old male client presents to the emergency department (ED) for an acute asthma attack which began after jogging through a local park. Client is able to answer questions, pausing every few words to catch his breath. Reports using a rescue inhaler three times, but he just couldn't catch his breath. Informs that symptoms seem worse when outdoors and when exercising and that episodes like this make him extremely nervous. He says that it has been a couple of months since he had an asthma attack, and he came to the ED today because he noticed that his inhaler was expired and was worried the medication was not working.