The nurse is planning care for a client with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Which interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply.

A client has been following a low-fat diet due to a diagnosis of high triglycerides and to lose weight. The client asks the nurse how it is possible that the extra weight and high triglycerides persist despite taking in such low levels of fat. What is the nurse’s best response?

Which scenario would put a client at risk for experiencing a thyroid problem due to a decrease in thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG)? Select all that apply.

The physician is considering prescribing an anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) like infliximab for a client with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Which statement is accurate about the advantages of using a TNF inhibitor?

Which individual is most likely to develop a form of reactive arthritis?

Following destruction of the pituitary gland, ACTH stimulation stops. Without ACTH to stimulate the adrenal glands, the adrenal glands’ production of cortisol drops. This is an example of which type of endocrine disorder?

A client being investigated for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has an elevated antinuclear antibody result and asks the nurse what this means. What is the nurse’s best response?

The nurse is caring for an older adult client with acute glomerulonephritis who develops sudden-onset dyspnea. The client’s vital signs are: blood pressure 175/96 mm Hg; heart rate 98 bpm; respiratory rate 22 breaths/min; oxygen saturation 88% on room air. What is the nurse’s priority assessment?

To maintain hematocrit levels in clients with kidney failure, the nurse should be prepared to perform which intervention?

A 56-year-old male is obese and has poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus. The home care nurse who changes the dressing on his chronic foot ulcer three times weekly has noted that the client’s bone is now visible in the wound bed. The client has a fever and has not complained of any notable increase in pain to his foot. Which statement best captures what is likely occurring?