The nurse is caring for a client who was diagnosed with "gouty arthritis." Which laboratory test is most important to perform to confirm this diagnosis?

A nurse is concerned about a client's ability to withstand exposure to pathogens. Which blood component should the nurse monitor?

A nurse is caring for a client who reports a severe sore throat, pain when swallowing, and swollen lymph nodes. The client is experiencing which of the following stages of infection?

A nurse is assisting with the admission of a client who requires droplet precautions due to influenza. Which nursing action should be completed?

A nurse is preparing to administer 400 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride IV over 8 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtts/min? Label your answer.

The nurse is caring for a 67-year old client, who is on bedrest. Which of the following nursing actions should the nurse include in the plan of care to help maintain the body's first line of defense? Select all that apply.

A client is admitted with cough, congestion, bilateral rales, and clear nasal drainage. In reviewing the differential WBC the nurse notes the lymphocytes are elevated. How should the nurse interpret the elevated lymphocytes?

The nurse is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Which of the following symptoms would the nurse expect in this client?

A nurse is providing health teaching to a client about ways a communicable disease is transmitted by contact. Select all that apply.

A client is suspected to have rheumatoid arthritis and is awaiting lab reports. Which of the following lab would the nurse anticipate to be found?

A client asks the nurse what is meant by the term benign. Which response by the nurse is best?