The nurse examines the lymph nodes of a patient during a physical assessment. Which assessment finding would be of most concern to the nurse?

A 19-year-old woman with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) has an order for a platelet transfusion. Which information indicates that the nurse should consult with the health care provider before obtaining and administering platelets?

The nurse provides home care instructions for a client with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) about infection control measures. The nurse includes which of the following in the instructions? Select all that apply.

The nurse on an inpatient rheumatology unit receives a hand-off report on a client with an acute exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Which reported laboratory value requires the nurse to assess the client further?

A client hospitalized with sickle cell crisis frequently asks for opioid pain medications, often shortly after receiving a dose. The nurses on the unit believe the client is drug seeking. When the client requests pain medication, what action by the nurse is best?

The client who has just been diagnosed as HIV-positive asks if he poses a health hazard to his co-workers in the secretarial pool. What is the nurse’s best response?

Contracts made under duress are void contracts.

Which of the following enzymes would be most active in the presence of high concentrations of protein fragments?

Catabolism of food molecules involves ________.

What is the outcome of ketosis?