The nurse is caring for a client with small cell lung cancer who has developed a syndrome associated with hyperglycemia, hypokalemia, and sodium and water retention. The client asks the nurse why this occurring. How should the nurse respond?

A short, nonsmoking 44-year-old male presents to the emergency room with left-sided chest pain and a cough. He states the pain started abruptly and worsens with deep breathing and coughing. He denies recent injury. Assessment includes shallow respirations with a rate of 36, normal breath sounds, no cyanosis. Which condition is most likely causing his symptoms?

The nurse is caring for a client admitted for treatment of active sarcoidosis. What is the nurse’s best approach to assessing this client?

Which phenomenon contributes to the difficulties with absorption, distribution, and elimination of drugs that are associated with kidney disease?

A hemodynamically stable and conscious client is brought into the emergency department after a crush injury to the pelvis from all-terrain vehicle (ATV) rollover. What action should the nurse prioritize?

The nurse is caring for a client suspected of having contracted C. difficile. Assessment reveals abdominal distension and new onset fever. What is the nurse’s best action?

The nurse walks into a room and finds the client forcefully expelling stomach contents into a wash basin. When documenting this occurrence, the nurse will use the term:

The nurse suspects the client may have developed partial bilateral ureter obstruction. What evidence assessment findings support this suspicion? Select all that apply.

The nurse knows that a client with diabetes admitted for a lower limb infection likely is experiencing which pathophysiologic principle listed below? Select all that apply.

A middle-aged man walks into the emergency department reporting chest pain radiating to the neck, shortness of breath, and nausea. His heart rate is 120 and BP is 94/60. The ED physician recognizes the client is having an acute MI with decreased cardiac output. The nurse identifies the nausea to be in response to: