Exhibits

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.

A client is admitted to the medical unit during an exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is most important to report which assessment finding to the healthcare provider?

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?

Which findings during the admission assessment should the nurse document that are related to a client diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome?

A client is admitted to the hospital for treatment of a simple goiter, and levothyroxine sodium is prescribed. Which symptoms indicate to the nurse that the prescribed dosage is too high for this client?

The nurse has implemented additional needed actions.

Click the assessment data which indicates the interventions were successful and which assessment data provides no indication that the interventions were successful. Each column must have at least one answer selected.

A client who has developed acute kidney injury (AKI) due to an aminoglycoside antibiotic has moved from the oliguric phase to the diuretic phase of AKI. Which parameters are most important for the nurse to plan to carefully monitor?

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 who works as a data entry clerk is concerned as to how a recent diagnosis of Raynaud's syndrome is going to affect the client's job performance. Which instruction should the nurse provide this client?

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.

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