Q24.  Which result for a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) would the nurse identify as most important to communicate to the health care provider?

Q46.  Which of the following is an early sign of a hemolytic transfusion reaction?

Q25.  Nurses should be aware that HELLP syndrome

Q26.  The labor of a pregnant woman with preeclampsia is going to be induced. Before initiating the Pitocin infusion, the nurse reviews the woman’s latest laboratory test findings, which reveal a platelet count of 90,000, an elevated aspartate transaminase (AST) level, and a falling hematocrit. The nurse notifies the physician because the laboratory results are indicative of

Q29.  A client with sepsis develops DIC. What is the nurse’s priority action?

Q37.  The nurse is caring for a patient who has undergone a splenectomy and notices that the patient’s Platelets count has increased.  The nurse realizes that the increased platelet level is due to the following?

Q17.  Which suggestion would the nurse make to a group of women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) about managing activities of daily living?

Q23.  A new clinic patient with joint swelling and pain is having diagnostic tests. Which test would the nurse identify as specific to systemic lupus erythematosus?

Q8.  A patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) is to begin treatment with glatiramer acetate (Copaxone). Which information would the nurse include in patient teaching?

Q5:  What are the most common signs and symptoms of thrombocytopenia?