Which phenomenon contributes to the difficulties with absorption, distribution, and elimination of drugs that are associated with kidney disease?
The nurse is caring for a client admitted for treatment of a…
The nurse is caring for a client admitted for treatment of active sarcoidosis. What is the nurse’s best approach to assessing this client?
The nurse suspects the client may have developed partial bil…
The nurse suspects the client may have developed partial bilateral ureter obstruction. What evidence assessment findings support this suspicion? Select all that apply.
The nurse walks into a room and finds the client forcefully…
The nurse walks into a room and finds the client forcefully expelling stomach contents into a wash basin. When documenting this occurrence, the nurse will use the term:
The nurse is caring for a client suspected of having contrac…
The nurse is caring for a client suspected of having contracted C. difficile. Assessment reveals abdominal distension and new onset fever. What is the nurse’s best action?
The nurse knows that a client with diabetes admitted for a l…
The nurse knows that a client with diabetes admitted for a lower limb infection likely is experiencing which pathophysiologic principle listed below? Select all that apply.
The mother of a 7-year-old boy who has recently been diagnos…
The mother of a 7-year-old boy who has recently been diagnosed with childhood asthma has come to the education center to learn more about her son’s condition. Which teaching point is most justifiable?
A middle-aged man walks into the emergency department report…
A middle-aged man walks into the emergency department reporting chest pain radiating to the neck, shortness of breath, and nausea. His heart rate is 120 and BP is 94/60. The ED physician recognizes the client is having an acute MI with decreased cardiac output. The nurse identifies the nausea to be in response to:
An older adult man reports recent urinary hesitation and is…
An older adult man reports recent urinary hesitation and is eventually diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Which clinical manifestations would the health care provider expect prior to the resolution of this health problem?
Which hospitalized client is most clearly demonstrating the…
Which hospitalized client is most clearly demonstrating the signs and symptoms of liver failure?