The clinician is caring for a client with left-sided heart failure causing chronic activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). What is the clinician’s priority assessment?

Which client has an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) that is critically low and the standard of care would recommend placement on neutropenic precautions?

The health care provider is caring for a group of postoperative clients. Who should the health care provider prioritize as having the greatest risk for infection at the surgical site?

While volunteering in an HIV clinic in a big city, a community health nurse notices a new mom and her 6-month old child in the waiting room. Upon assessing the infant for possible HIV infection, the nurse will be assessing for which clinical manifestations of HIV infection? Select all that apply.

A community health provider is teaching a group of recent graduates about the large variety of factors that influence an individual’s health or lack thereof. The provider is referring to the Healthy People 2020 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a teaching example. Of the following aspects discussed, which would be considered a determinant of health that is outside the focus of this report?

A 1-year-old child who has experienced low platelet counts and bacterial susceptibility has been admitted to a pediatric medical unit of a hospital for treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. The health care provider who has admitted the child to the unit would anticipate which short-term and longer-term treatment plans?

The family member of a client with terminal metastatic cancer who is experiencing cachexia-related weight loss asks the dietician why the client is losing weight despite taking in a large amount of calories per day. What is the dietician’s best response?

The respiratory therapist is caring for a client with traumatic brain injury and increased intracranial pressure. What findings should the respiratory therapist report due to the risk for increasing intracranial pressure? Select all that apply.

Tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-1 are major cytokines that mediate inflammation. If the client is developing a systemic response to an infection, the clinician will likely assess which clinical manifestations? Select all that apply.

When a Rh-negative mother becomes pregnant by a partner who is Rh-positive, which advanced treatment modality will decrease the risk of the fetus developing hemolytic disease?