The nurse is caring for an acutely ill client.  What assessment finding should prompt the nurse to inform the healthcare provider that the client may be exhibiting signs of acute kidney injury (AKI)?

A nurse at an outpatient clinic is reviewing the medication regimen of a client with diabetes mellitus who is taking both insulin and oral hypoglycemics.  The patient reports episodes of hypoglycemia.  Nurses notes:  0900- Patient reports feeling shaky and lightheaded in the morning.  1300-Noted patient has frequent episodes of hypoglycemia after meals.   Which action should the nurse take to best address the patient’s medication interactions.  

Your patient is a 27-year-old female with a known history of allergic rhinitis.  Her symptoms are worse in the spring when the trees are blossoming.  The provider has ordered cromolyn sodium nasal spray to be taken daily.  You explain to the patient that the mechanism of action for this medication is: 

The nurse is teaching patients about allergic responses and hypersensitivity reactions.  Which condition is not included in allergic responses?

Which class of mediation is effective in relieving the symptoms of Raynaud’s through the process of vasodilation?

The nurse is caring for a client who has recently been diagnosed with hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) due to complications of uncontrolled type II diabetes mellitus.  The nurse is providing education to the client regarding clinical manifestations of HHS.  Follow-up is required if the nurse states that clinical manifestations of HHS include:

The nurse working in a renal unit is assigned to care for four patients.  Which of the following patients requires a priority nursing intervention?

A nurse is caring for a pediatric patient newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM).  Which of the following interventions are used to manage the patient’s DM?

The nurse is caring for a 71-year-old client who experienced a humeral fracture in a fall. The client is receiving an opioid for pain control. Which principle of pain management for an older adult should the nurse apply?

The heated zone in contact metamorphism is known as an aureole.