A nurse would utilize guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) when caring for a client diagnosed with:
1. heart disease.
2. cancer.
3. a communicable disease.
4. a fatal disease.
ANS: 3
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a. elevated CPK c. elevated LDH 5 b. elevated CK-BB d. LDH, less than LDH 2
When caring for the client with a new tattoo, which nursing diagnosis is of highest priority?
A) Impaired Skin Integrity B) Risk for Infection C) Pain D) Altered Tissue Perfusion
Which patients would the nurse monitor most closely for the development of hypercalcemia? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. A patient with a malignancy 2. A patient taking lithium 3. A patient who uses sunscreen to excess 4. A patient with hyperparathyroidism 5. A patient on complete bed rest
A common auscultatory finding in advanced CHF is
A. Systolic ejection murmur B. S3 gallop rhythm C. Friction rub D. Bradycardia