A client with a foot infection is admitted to a healthcare facility. Which data are most important for the nurse to include when documenting the history of the client?
A) Recent medication therapy
B) Height and weight
C) Details of the current infection
D) Details of prior hospitalizations
C
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The nurse should include information about the current infection, recent surgery or major illness, past related infections, and any undiagnosed conditions when documenting the history of the client. The nurse need not include recent drug therapy, daily intake of fluid, or details of hereditary illness when documenting the client's history.
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A community/public health nurse is caring for clients living at a local homeless shelter. Which of the following would be most likely expected of many of the clients?
a. Many suffer from alcohol or drug abuse or are mentally ill. b. Many are extremely violent and dangerous to be around. c. Many receive free care at the local public health clinics. d. Many suffer from acute illnesses resulting from exposure to weather extremes.
The nurse recognizes the benefit of consumer medication monitoring as an important feature of
A) Medicaid. B) Medicare. C) group insurance. D) the Affordability Care Act.
A client who underwent preadmission testing 1 week before surgery had blood drawn for several serum laboratory studies. Which abnormal laboratory results should the nurse report to the surgeon's office?
A. Hematocrit 30% (0.30) B. Sodium 141 mEq/L (141 mmol/L) C. Hemoglobin 8.9 g/dL (89 g/L) D. Platelets 210× 103/?L (210 × 109/L) E. Serum creatinine 0.8 mg/dL (70 ?mol/L)