Master Medicine with Fun Quizzes & Brain Teasers!

a nurse has admitted a client with hyperemesis gravidarum and is reviewing the providers orders. which order should the nurse question?
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the nurse is caring for a client who is being monitored for hypercalcemia. the nurse understands that what calcium level is considered a medical emergency?
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your patient reports pain in their ankle while squatting during the down phase. what arthrokinematic motion of the ankle would you suspect would be limited?
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progressing symptoms for cardiovascular/respiratory disease includes motor and speech problems, sleep disturbances, and memory difficulties. true false
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one of the primary factors that the nurse considers when setting priorities for the client in the acute care setting after cardiac surgery is the client's:
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a goiter can result from: a. too much or too little dietary iodine. b. choline supplementation. c. insufficient dietary copper. d. excess dietary chromium.
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james' physician orders laboratory testing to assess his gfr. his gfr is 31 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 . james' kidney disease would be classified as stage .
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the nurse reading a client's history and physical notes that the client has a history of leukopenia. the nurse interprets this to mean that the client has:
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the nurse is admitting a child who has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis to the pediatric unit. the nurse should implement which type of isolation?
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a client asks the nurse to go to lunch with the client one day next week after the client is discharged. which statement is the most therapeutic response?
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a client diagnosed with chronic renal failure is currently taking lithium for severe depression. how will this affect the plan of care?
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while assessing the skin of an older adult, the nurse finds redundant flesh around the eyes. which changes in the skin are responsible for this condition?
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a client with a history of schizophrenia is being treated with olanzapine. which assessment should the nurse prioritize when planning care for this client
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a group recommends that a time-limited trial of a new intake procedure be initiated within the welfare office to evaluate if this is worthwhile. this is a
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a mother asks the nurse what she can do to help with the discomforts that her child may experience due to an immunization. what would be most appropriate?
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the nurse is treating a client for a systemic fungal infection with an oral fungicide. what would be an important nursing action for the nurse to perform?
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a nurse is caring for a child with suspected epilepsy. which diagnostic test does the nurse facilitate as the priority for this child?
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if you are doing an ultrasound of the abdomen and have the probe directed cranially toward the diaphragm, which type of artifact would you expect to see?
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it is often necessary to obtain baseline data prior to initiating many forms of drug therapy. what do these baseline data include? (mark all that apply.)
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mr. and mrs. cho brought their infant son to the clinic after he had several bouts of projectile vomiting. the pediatric surgeon suspected a diagnosis of
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the pediatric client has been prescribed methylphenidate. which statement should be included in the teaching plan for a client receiving methylphenidate?
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in an interprofessional team, the role of a nurse leader is elevated from caregiver to include which essential responsibilities? (select all that apply.)
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a nurse has just completed an assessment of a patient who is immunosuppressed. of the data collected, which items require follow-up by the nurse?
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which assessment finding would the nurse recognize as indicative of possible neglect of a 5 year old child
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