A nurse is reviewing a client’s complete blood count (CBC) and notes an RBC count of 3.5 million/mm³ and a mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of 102 mm³. Based on these values, the most appropriate action for the nurse would be to:

A nurse is caring for a client with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who has elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). While assessing the client, the nurse hears crackles in the lungs and notes a decrease in urine output. Which complication has the client likely developed?

A patient with cerebral ischemia has signs and symptoms of right homonymous hemianopia and inability to move the right arm. This is indicative of increased intracranial pressure that is most probably due to a lesion in the:

Which acute event is most likely to occur in a patient who has chronic atrial fibrillation?

A client with a temperature of 39°C (102.2°F) and a rash is being evaluated. Which condition should the nurse consider?

A client with a history of hypertension is admitted with a severe headache and blurred vision. Which of the following findings would indicate a hypertensive crisis?

A patient has been told that the recent changes in her facial features are due to a hormonal pathology called myxedema. Her nurse’s explanation will be based on understanding that myxedema is:

An elderly patient has been having copious vomiting for several days and has become lethargic and weak. Himucous membranes are dry.He has poor skin turgor. Lab work shows a serum osmolality of 312. The body’s most likely compensatory response to the patient’s fluid volume problem would be to:

A registered nurse (RN) is providing strategies for “better breathing” to a patient with emphysema. Successful teaching of this topic would be identified when the patient states that he will:

Which assessment data would indicate to the nurse that pharmacologic treatment with antibiotics and antacids has been effective for the patient diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) secondary to H. pylori?