The nurse notes darker skin pigmentation in the skinfolds of a middle-aged patient who has a BMI of 40 kg/m2. Which action would the nurse take?

During a skin assessment, the nurse performs a blanching test on a red lesion. The lesion does not blanch when pressed. This finding indicates:

A 35-year-old male weighing 92 kg is brought to the ED after being pulled from a house fire. He has deep partial-thickness burns to the anterior trunk (18%), posterior trunk (18%), and entire right leg (18%). He is confused with singed nasal hair and carbonaceous sputum. His SpO2 reads 98%. Eight hours after admission, the patient’s urine output over the past 2 hours is 41 mL total. The nurse should:

The charge nurse observes the following actions by a new nurse on the burn unit. Which action requires immediate intervention?

A 32-year-old male presents to the HIV clinic for a follow-up appointment. He was diagnosed with HIV 2 years ago and has been on ART with tenofovir AF/emtricitabine/bictegravir (Biktarvy). His current CD4+ count is 620 cells/uL and his viral load is undetectable. He tells the nurse, Since my viral load is undetectable, I think I can stop taking my medication. He also reports that he recently started taking St. John’s Wort for mild depression and asks if he still needs to use condoms with his partner. Which patient statement requires the most immediate nursing intervention?

When assessing the skin of an older adult, a normal change that the nurse might identify would be:

A patient taking ciprofloxacin (Cipro) asks about sun exposure. What is the most important teaching point?

What is the drug of choice for treating anaphylaxis?

A patient who was found unconscious in a burning house is brought to the ED. Which action would the nurse take first?

Which exposure by the nurse is most likely to require postexposure prophylaxis when the patient’s HIV status is unknown?