Which of the following may be noted in a patient with Addison’s Disease?  Select all that apply.

Which early symptom should alert the nurse to evaluate a patient with HIV for the opportunistic infection of toxoplasmosis?

As a patient is undergoing peritoneal dialysis, the nurse notes that the drainage is cloudy and the patient reports abdominal pain. How should the nurse interpret these findings?

The nurse is caring for a stroke patient who has difficulty conversing and residual right-sided weakness. Which are the most appropriate interventions to encourage the patient to communicate? (Select all that apply.)

A client with end stage kidney disease has an arteriovenous fistula on the left arm and two IV sites on the right arm. The patient was admitted with community acquired pneumonia and is receiving hemodialysis on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Below are the orders currently in place for this hospitalization. The patient has the following IV Fluid and medications orders: 0.9 NS at 20 ml/hr continuously right upper arm (even when the IVPB’s are infusing) 0.9 NS at 10 ml/hr continuously right lower arm (even when the IVPB’s are infusing) ceftriaxone (Rocephin) a 500 mg in 100 ml D5W IVPB every 8 hours, scheduled at 0600, 1400, and 2200 azithromycin (Zithromax) 500 mg in 250 ml NS IVPB daily is scheduled at 0900 pantoprazole (Protonix) 80 mg IVPB in 50 ml NS every 12 hours, scheduled at 0900, 2100 The patient has the following oral intake: 8 fl oz coffee; 4 fl oz apple juice juice; 250 ml soup; and 3 glasses of water (each glass = 180 ml each) Calculate the total fluid intake in milliliter for the past 8 hours from 0700 to 1500. Answer: mL total fluid intake for the past 8 hours from 0700 to 1500.

A 73-year-old patient with diverticulosis develops a large bowel obstruction. What problem(s) does the nurse need to monitor for? Select all that apply.

A patient is admitted to the hospital for uncontrolled hypertension secondary to chronic kidney disease. While hospitalized, the patient will need to continue peritoneal dialysis treatments. What is an important question for the nurse to include in the nursing assessment related to the peritoneal dialysis?

The nurse is aware that gout can be caused by which of the following?

Adverse effects such as weight gain and delayed wound healing are associated with which of the following medications?

Following a needle stick, what is the plan of care initiated for hepatitis B virus exposure in a person not vaccinated against hepatitis B virus?