ask the client to come into the clinic to tell her in person she is HIV positive. request the client come in and follow up with a Western blot test. explain to the client this shows she has been exposed to HIV, but does not have HIV. call and tell client that she is HIV…
A client with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is being evaluated by the transplant team. The client’s glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is 14 mL/min. This places the client in which stage of CKD?
stage 1 stage 5 stage 4 stage 2
A client’s serum sodium level is 113 mEq/L. The nurse would expect which findings upon assessment?
headache, confusion, muscle weakness, fatigue hypertension, muscle cramps, respiratory depression cardiac arrhythmia, tetany, tachycardia confusion, nystagmus, tetany, hallucinations
A 22-year-old pregnant client is diagnosed with autoimmune hemolytic anemia. The nurse anticipates immediate treatment with
IgA. IgG. IgE. IgD.
A client with a past history of substance abuse and opioid addiction comes to the hospital after falling off a ladder. Upon assessment, the client reports his pain is a 9 out of 10 on the pain scale. The nurse should
chart “The client states his pain is 9/10.” chart “The client has a past history of addiction and is claiming he has severe pain.” ask the client if his pain level is really as high as he states. report to the physician the client is likely seeking drugs.
After a traumatic accident, the client must have his left arm amputated in an emergency procedure. When the client wakes from anesthesia and sees his arm has been amputated, he becomes extremely distressed. He cries uncontrollably and yells about how angry he is at the doctor. The best therapeutic action from the nurse is to
close the door to the client’s room and return to check on him periodically. sit quietly with the client until he calms down. explain to the client that he should not be angry because there was no other choice. call the hospital chaplain to come speak with the client.
A client comes into the dermatology office and shows the nurse a rash she is very concerned about. The nurse examines areas of skin on the elbows and scalp that are inflamed and covered with silvery-white scales. The nurse determines this is most likely
scabies. plaque psoriasis. urticaria. contact dermatitis.
A client is scheduled for a colposcopy. The nurse assists the client into which position?
Sim’s position supine position, with the head of the bed elevated 15 degrees left-side-lying position, knees to chest lithotomy position
A 22-year-old woman has just been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. She asks the nurse what causes this disease. The most accurate response from the nurse is
“This is a disease caused by a chromosomal defect in utero. It is a structural abnormality in the chromosome that causes nerve cells in your body to become inflamed and not function properly.” “This is an autoimmune disease in which antibodies attack the muscles and muscle atrophy occurs. The muscles will become weak and begin…