The nurse is admitting an oncology client to the unit prior to surgery. The nurse reads in the electronic health record that the client has just finished radiation therapy. With knowledge of the consequent health risks, the nurse should prioritize assessments related to what health problem?

A 16-year-old female client experiences alopecia resulting from chemotherapy, prompting the nursing diagnoses of disturbed body image and situational low self-esteem. The nurse should determine that the client is meeting the goal of improved body image and self-esteem when the client

A client with a diagnosis of prostate cancer is scheduled to have an interstitial implant for high-dose radiation (HDR). What safety measure should the nurse include in this client’s plan of care?

Match the term with its action

(P) When taking a health history for a new patient, which information given by the patient would indicate that screening for hepatitis C is appropriate?

A patient is admitted with exacerbation of congestive heart failure. What would you expect to find during your admission assessment? 

Which of the following is the most important physical assessment parameter the nurse would consider when assessing fluid and electrolyte imbalance?

(C) A client is admitted with acute pancreatitis related to the presence of gallstones. What would the nurse anticipate the m.d. ordering for this client?  

All of these orders are received for a patient having an acute asthma attack. Which one will the nurse administer first?

Third spacing is the accumulation of trapped extracellular fluid that represents a volume loss and is unavailable for normal physiological processes,