The nurse is creating a plan of care for a patient on the oncology unit. Which patient is at highest risk for developing spontaneous pathological fractures?

A nurse is assessing an older adult client who has a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as unique for this age group?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory reports for a client who has chronic kidney disease. Which of the following laboratory reports should the nurse expect to find?

Which of the following are rules for atrial fibrillation? Select all that apply

A nurse is assisting with the plan of care for a client who has leukemia and whose platelet count is 50,000 mm. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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

The nurse is creating a plan of care for a patient on the oncology unit. Which patient is at highest risk for developing spontaneous pathological fractures?

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.

A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who is postoperative for a traditional cholecystectomy and has a T-tube in place. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A patient with multiple myeloma develops hypercalcemia. Which intervention can help minimize complications related to hypercalcemia?