The nurse has just received change-of-shift report for four clients.  Based on this report, which client should the nurse assess first?  

The nurse is completing a focused assessment addressing a patient’s immune function.  What should the nurse prioritize in the physical assessment?    

Which is the priority goal of treatment for a client with rheumatoid arthritis?

A client reports that he has received the Bacilli- Calmette- Guerin (BCG) vaccination.  Which of the following is the best method to determine the client’s  tuberculosis (TB) status?              

 Which nursing intervention is the highest priority during the first twenty-four (24)  hours postoperatively for the client who had a total laryngectomy due to cancer of the larynx?                                            

A client suffered a stab wound to the chest wall. The nurse assesses the patient for which clinical manifestation that would indicate the presence of an open pneumothorax?                                                                                                                                 

 A client who has severe rheumatoid arthritis has been receiving maintenance therapy of prednisolone: 10mg/day for the past six (6) weeks. A priority patient teaching point for the nurse to stress with this client  is to instruct the client to immediately report symptoms of:              

The nurse is counseling a woman who is beginning antitubercular therapy with rifampin.  The client also takes an oral contraceptive.  Which statement by the nurse is most accurate regarding potential drug interactions?

The nurse caring for a patient with impaired immunity knows when her patient’s white blood cell count is 20,000 cell/mm 3, the assessment finding requiring priority intervention is:     

A nurse practices sterile (aseptic) technique while suctioning a client’s tracheostomy.  The purpose of maintaining sterile (aseptic) technique is to break the chain of infection at which element?