A nurse is providing education to a client who is undergoing HIV testing. The nurse tells the client that “an initial positive 4th generation test result indicates that

The RN is teaching a community class on HIV transmission and prevention.  She determines that the teaching has been effective when the class identifies the following statement describing how the HIV virus is transmitted:

As the RN, you suspect the onset of ARDS in a client who is on 100% non-re-breather when they develop this hallmark sign:

Which condition places a client at increased risk for pre-renal failure?

A client is brought to the emergency department with a suspected narcotic overdose. The nurse anticipates that the assessment findings and ABGs will reveal:

The rehabilitation nurse caring for the client with an L1 SCI is developing the nursing care plan.  Which intervention should the nurse implement? 

An early effect that shock has on the body is

A client presents complaining of difficulty breathing and generalized weakness after having suffered chest pain for approximately 1 hour the previous night. Assessment data: Skin Pale, diaphoretic Breath Sounds equal, crackles throughout Perfusion Capillary beds dusky, jugular venous distention present, B/P 98/50 Pulse 118, thready Respirations 26, labored Temperature 98.6F Which condition is the patient suspected of suffering?

Twenty minutes after returning from a Cardiac Catherization for the treatment of an Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), the client’s monitor indicates the following.   Which action will the nurse anticipate?

A client has a long history of COPD and is admitted to the hospital with cor pulmonale. The client states, ”  The doctor told me that my heart is failing”.  “Did I have a heart attack?” The nurse explains to the client that