Which would be considered an appropriate outcome when planning care for an inpatient client diagnosed with SSD?

A client diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can no longer ambulate, does not recognize family members, and communicates with agitated behaviors and incoherent verbalizations. The nurse recognizes these symptoms as indicative of which stage of the illness?

A homeless client comes to an emergency department reporting cough, night sweats, weight loss, and blood-tinged sputum. Which disease would a nurse suspect?

A nurse in the emergency room is assessing a client who was brought in following a seizure. The nurse suspects the client may have meningococcal meningitis when assessment findings include nuchal rigidity and a petechial rash. After implementing droplet precautions, which of the following actions should the nurse initiate next?

Salivary glands are considered a(n)_______________ gland and the pancreas (secretes the hormone insulin) is considered a(n)_____________ gland. 

The term that describes the anterior of the elbow is ________.

A nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized for the treatment of severe depression. Which of the following nursing approaches is therapeutic to include in the client’s plan of care?

The term that describes the posterior of the knee is ________.

The nurse instructs a patient on ways to reduce premenstrual difficulty. Which patient statement indicates the instruction was beneficial?

A nurse is caring for a client who is hospitalized for the treatment of severe depression. Which of the following nursing approaches is therapeutic to include in the client’s plan of care?