A clinician is developing a program to help clients reduce the impact of chronic stress on their health. Which clients should the clinician prioritize as being able to most benefit from the program? Select all that apply.
Misinterpreting her physician’s instructions, a 69-year-old…
Misinterpreting her physician’s instructions, a 69-year-old woman with a history of peripheral artery disease has been taking two 325 mg tablets of aspirin daily. How has this most likely affected her hemostatic status?
The blood work of a 44-year-old male client with a diagnosis…
The blood work of a 44-year-old male client with a diagnosis of liver disease secondary to alcohol abuse indicates low levels of albumin. Which phenomenon would a clinician be most justified in anticipating?
A 66-year-old female client has presented to the emergency d…
A 66-year-old female client has presented to the emergency department because of several months of intermittently bloody stool which has recently become worse. The woman has since been diagnosed with a gastrointestinal bleed secondary to overuse of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that she takes for her arthritis. The health care team would realize that which situation is most likely?
The health care provider is prioritizing care for a group of…
The health care provider is prioritizing care for a group of clients. Which client should the nurse assess first?
After assessment, the nurse asks how long the client has had…
After assessment, the nurse asks how long the client has had red, pinpoint hemorrhages on the lower legs. The client responds, “This is the first time I have noticed this. What is wrong with me that is causing these small hemorrhages?” Which response by the nurse is most accurate?
A health care provider has prescribed blood products for a t…
A health care provider has prescribed blood products for a trauma client with a history of selective immunoglobulin A deficiency (SIGAD) who is going into hypovolemic shock. Which blood product is most appropriate for the nurse to infuse?
If an Rh-negative mother is giving birth to an Rh-positive i…
If an Rh-negative mother is giving birth to an Rh-positive infant, the clinician should be prepared to administer:
Which procedure reduces the potential for infection primaril…
Which procedure reduces the potential for infection primarily by addressing the portal of entry?
A 30-year-old woman who has given birth 12 hours prior is di…
A 30-year-old woman who has given birth 12 hours prior is displaying signs and symptoms of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The client’s husband is confused as to why a disease of coagulation can result in bleeding. Which statement by the nurse best characterizes DIC?