Which assessment data would the nurse recognize as placing a 66-year-old client at the highest risk for cataract development?

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing excessive diarrhea. The client’s arterial blood gas values are pH 7.18, PaO2 98 mm Hg, PaCO2 45 mm Hg, and HCO3– 16 mEq/L (16 mmol/L). Which primary health care provider order does the nurse expect to receive?

Which genetic disorder will the nurse recognize as being a high risk factor for a hearing loss in adulthood?

An older adult client reports nausea during irrigation of the ear canal to remove impacted cerumen. Which action will the nurse take?

A nurse caring for a client who has a nonhealing pressure injury on the right ankle would consider which action as the initial priority?

The nurse is assessing a client with recent changes in hearing. After taking a medication history, which drug does the nurse identify as a possible cause of the client’s hearing change? (Select all that apply.)

What assessment question does the nurse ask to determine the possible cause of their sensorineural hearing loss?

A nurse admits a client from the emergency department. Client data are listed below: History Physical Assessment Laboratory Values ° 70 years of age° History of diabetes° On insulin twice a day° Reports new onset dyspnea and productive cough ° Crackles and rhonchi heard throughout the lungs° Dullness to percussion LLL° Afebrile° Oriented to person only ° WBC 5,200/mm3 (5.2 × 109/L)° PaO2 on room air 85 mm Hg What action by the nurse is the priority?

The nurse is caring for a 74-year-old client with influenza whose temperature remains elevated and now has new-onset confusion. Which complication will the nurse suspect?

This disorder is a genetic disorder. Bone deformities are a major sign along with bowing of the legs/arms, blue sclerae, and hearing loss.