Patient’s Data

Exhibits

Select the 3 dietary choices that are not part of the recommended diet gout.

Patient Data

History and Physical

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. The client is able to answer questions, pausing every few words to catch his breath. The client reports using a rescue inhaler three times, but he just couldn't catch his breath. The client reports that symptoms seem worse when outdoors and when exercising and that episodes like this make him extremely nervous. The client reports 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 nurse reviews the client's 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.

The nurse reviews discharge instructions with a client who has gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Which instruction is most important for the nurse to emphasize?

A client is admitted to the medical unit during an exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is most important for the nurse 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?

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin orally to a client. Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should take (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the order of performance. Use all the steps)

The nurse is caring for a client that is unconscious and having seizures. Which nursing intervention is most essential in this client's plan of care (POC)?

A college student comes to the school's health clinic troubled by urinary frequency and burning with right lower back pain. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

A client who has small cell carcinoma of the lung is admitted with symptoms of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). As the client responds to treatment, the client's serum sodium level increases from 120 mEq/L (120 mmol/L) to 125 mEq/L (125 mmol/L). Based on this finding, which intervention should the nurse implement?

Reference Range:

Sodium [136 to 145 mEq/L (136 to 145 mmol/L)]

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?

What order(s) should the nurse anticipate being prescribed after an update is reported to the healthcare providers?

Select all that apply.