A nurse is providing health teachings regarding antiplatelet medications. Which of the following is not true regarding the use of this medication?

Which intervention for a patient with a pulmonary embolus could be delegated to the LPN on your patient care team?

A client has a history of chronic renal failure and received hemodialysis treatments three times per week through an arteriovenous (AV) fistula in the left arm. Which of the following interventions is not included in this client’s plan of care?

Which of the following clients is at greatest risk for developing acute renal failure?

A client with osteoarthritis states that her friend with rheumatoid arthritis takes steroid pills for his condition, and asks why she is not prescribed these pills. Which of the following would be the best explanation by the nurse?

A client arrives in the emergency with complaints of chest pain and is diagnosed with acute MI. A morphine 4mg IV was given 5 minutes ago. Which of the following assessments made by the nurse indicates a further immediate action?

A client is diagnosed with chronic renal failure and told she must start hemodialysis. Client teaching would include which of the following instructions?

A nurse is giving discharge instructions to a patient who is taking Synthroid (levothyroxine). The nurse instructs the client to notify the physician if which of the following occurs?

Desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) is given to a patient with diabetes insipidus. Which of the following therapeutic response should you expect?

Viagra (sildenafil) is given to a patient with erectile dysfunction. Which of the following history is contraindicated with the medication?

Signs of hypoglycemia include:

captopril is a ______ drug

When a client is experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis, the insulin that would be administered is:

A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the ER with DKA. In the acute phase the priority nursing action is to prepare to:

Cris, with a history of chronic infection of the urinary system, complains of urinary frequency and burning sensation. To figure out whether the current problem is of renal origin, the nurse should assess whether the client has discomfort or pain in the

A client has 15% blood loss. Which of the following nursing assessment findings indicates hypovolemic shock?

The nurse is aware the early indicator of hypoxia in the unconscious client is:

Persons with lupus are generally encouraged to do the following except

Sign and symptoms of fibromyalgia.

You are caring for a patient with a gunshot wound. As a result of the patient’s Coumadin therapy, the prothrombin time is twice the normal amount. Which blood product do you expect the physician to order?

A client with urolithiasis is scheduled for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). The nurse assesses to ensure that which of the following items are in place or maintained before sending the client for the procedure?

Chronic bronchitis is caused by

The nurse should visit which of the following clients first?

Which of the following instructions should be included in the teaching for the client with rheumatoid arthritis?

When educating a patient about managing gout, the nurse recommends that the patient avoid foods high in purine. What are the foods that the patient should limit.