The nurse is caring for a patient with kidney stones. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

The nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which client is at highest risk for developing leukemia?

You are caring for this team of patients. Which patient is the priority to see first to collect data?

The nurse is reading a cardiac monitor of a patient and observes a regular rhythm, and the P waves have a sawtooth pattern. The nurse recognizes this as which arrhythmia?

The nurse is caring for a group of patients on the telemetry unit. Which patient should the nurse see first?

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?

The nurse is teaching a patient about digoxin. The nurse would evaluate the patient as understanding the teaching if the patient made which of these statements? Select all that apply.

A nurse is reinforcing dietary instructions with a client who has chronic kidney disease. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

The nurse reinforces teaching for a patient after a cholecystectomy. The nurse knows that the patient understands the diet if which menu items are selected?

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.

The nurse is taking a health history and notes the patient has a history of a splenectomy. For which condition is this patient at risk?