Admitting diagnosis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

K.B. is a 32-year-old woman being admitted to the medical floor for complaints of fatigue and dehydration. While taking her history, you discover that she has diabetes mellitus (DM) and has been insulin dependent since the age of 8. She has undergone hemodialysis (HD) for the past 2 years because of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). You initial assessment of K.B. reveals a pale, thin, slightly drowsy woman. Her skin is warm and dry to the touch with poor skin turgor, and her mucous membranes are d...

PNR 408 Review Questions With Certified Solutions the nurse who is caring for a client with kidney failure notes that the client is to dyspneic and crackles are heard when listening to the breath sounds in the lungs. Which additional signs and symptoms should the nurse expect to note in this client? an increase in blood pressure a nurse is reviewing the health records of an assigned client. The nurse should plan care knowing that which client is a risk for potassium deficiency? the client rece...

A nurse in an acute care mental health facility is preparing to administer morning medication for a client who has been taking lithium for 2 weeks and has a current lithium level of 1.0 mEq/L. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Prepare for gastric lavage due to an extremely elevated lithium level. B. Administer the morning dose of lithium. C. Check the client's medication record to assess whether the client has been refusing her lithium. D. Hold the medication and asse...

A nurse is caring for a young adult client who says he is experiencing increased anxiety and an inability to concentrate. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? "It sounds like you're having a difficult time." A client becomes very dejected and states, "No one really cares what happens to me. Life isn't worth living anymore." Which of the following responses should the nurse make? "I care about you, and I am concerned that you feel so sad." A nurse on a mental he...

ATI RN Fundamentals Online Practice 2019 A with NGN A nurse is admitting a client who has an abdominal wound with a large amount of purple tissue drainage. Which of the following types of transmission precautions should the nurse initiate? Protective environment Airborne precautions Droplet precautions Contact precautions - CORRECT ANSWER Contact precautions A nurse is caring for a client who is expressing anger about his ...

HESI EXIT NGN FORMAT EXAM | 800+ QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (2023/ 2024 Newly Updated) Q: A female client on the mental health unit frequently asks the nurse when she can be discharged. Then, becoming more anxious, she begins to pace the hallway. What intervention should the nurse implement first? Answer: Explore the client's reasons for wanting to be discharged. Q: The nurse is assessing a primigravida a 39-weeks gestation during a weekly prenatal visit. Which finding is ...

ATI Nursing Detailed Answer Key Mental Health Progression Practice 1. A nurse is caring for a client who is dying. The client says, "My mother died in the hospital, but I did not get there before she died." Which of the following statements should the nurse make? A. "We will call your family in time for them to get here." Rationale: The nurse dismisses the client’s concerns and gives false reassurance. B. "I wonder if you are fearful of dying alone." Rationale: The nurse dismi...

Mental Health ATI A with NGN 100% Pass A nurse is planning care for a client who is experiencing acute mania. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan to promote sleep? Encourage frequent rest periods throughout the day A nurse is delegating client care tasks to a LPN and an assistive personnel. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the LPN? Change the dressings of a client who has borderline personality disorder and superficial self-inflected...

Test Bank - Bates Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking, 13th Edition (Bickley, 2021), Chapter 1-20 | All Chapters with Questions and Answers REF: p. 741 MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance 13. A 50-year-old woman calls the clinic because she has noticed some changes in her body and breasts and wonders if these changes could be attributable to the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) she started 3 months earlier. The nurse should tell her: a HRT is at such a low dose...

1. After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be: a. Objective. b. Reflective. c. Subjective. d. Introspective. ANS: A Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during history taking. The ...