Q29.  A nurse educator is teaching a group of parents how to prevent a sickle cell crisis in the child with sickle cell disease. What will the nurse include as the most common cause of a sickle cell crisis? 

Q26. A client is experiencing sudden-onset severe pain in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen that is rated as a 10 on a pain scale of 0-10. The client is also experiencing nausea, vomiting, and restlessness. Based on this data, the nurse concludes that the client is experiencing which phenomenon?

Q58.  A client newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus tells the nurse that the diagnosis must be wrong because the client is not overweight, eats all of the time, and is thin. Which response by the nurse best describes the disease process?

Q20. Which of the following drugs used in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) works by providing mucosal protection for the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum?

Q81. The nurse caring for a client who is immediate postoperative following hip arthroplasty should plan to administer which medication for deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis? 

Q51.  The nurse is caring for a client with Graves disease. When observing the facial features of the client (pictured below), the nurse notes that the client is exhibiting which associated sign of the disease?

Q78. A nurse is caring for a client who has thrombophlebitis and is receiving heparin by continuous IV infusion. The client asks the nurse how long it will take for the heparin to dissolve the clot. Which is the best response by the nurse?

Q75. Which form of peripheral vascular disease is characterized by thickening, loss of elasticity, and calcification of arterial walls?

Q53.  Increasing circulating levels of thyroid hormone (T3 & T4) heightens the sympathetic nervous system’s physiologic response to stimulation. What effect does this have on the cardiac system?

Q23.  A patient’s capillary blood glucose level is 120 mg/dL 6 hours after the nurse initiated a parenteral nutrition (PN) infusion. Which action would the nurse take?