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A nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with osteopo…

A nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with osteoporosis.  Which statements would the nurse include when teaching the patient about the disease? Select all that apply

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The nurse examines a non-healing leg wound on a 45 year old…

The nurse examines a non-healing leg wound on a 45 year old diabetic patient.  Which symptom would point to acute osetomyelitis rather than chronic osteomyelitis?

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Mollie hit Wafic in the RLE with a baseball bat. His physica…

Mollie hit Wafic in the RLE with a baseball bat. His physical exam is as follows: Neuro: GCS 15 Pulm: grossly CTA Cardiac: regular rate and rhythm Gi: soft non-tender + BS Extremities: +2 pulses L DP/PT. Absent pulse R DP/PT. Doppler pulse R popliteal. Cold R foot.  Ian the nurse immediately contacts the provider with a concern for:

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A patient with cirrhosis and an elevated INR secondary to al…

A patient with cirrhosis and an elevated INR secondary to alcoholic hepatitis arrives in the emergency department with a blood pressure of 82/40 and severe back pain. Which provider order will the nurse implement first?

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A 37M is being treated for a duodenal ulcer. He asks the nur…

A 37M is being treated for a duodenal ulcer. He asks the nurse to explain why an ulcer would require antibiotics. 

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Which subjective data given by a 53M indicates to the nurse…

Which subjective data given by a 53M indicates to the nurse that the patient should be screened for hepatitis C?

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23M patient with a PMHx of ulcerative colitis is admitted fo…

23M patient with a PMHx of ulcerative colitis is admitted for severe diarrhea. Which nursing assessment is the highest priority?

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49M is in fulminent liver failure secondary to NASH. The nur…

49M is in fulminent liver failure secondary to NASH. The nurse would expect which series of deranged labs?

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34F is admitted with weakness and malaise 90 days s/p gastri…

34F is admitted with weakness and malaise 90 days s/p gastric sleeve surgery. Her labs are as follows: Na+ 129 mEq/L (135 – 145 mEq/L) BUN 28 mg/dL (8 – 20 mg/dL) Creat 1.8 mg/dL (0.7 – 1.1 mg/dL) Hgb 16.4 g/dL (11 – 15 g/dL) Total Protein 4.1 g/dL (6 – 8 g/dL) Albumin 2.2 g/dL (3.4 – 5.4 g/dL) The patient asks the nurse why she’s feeling so unwell. The nurse suspects this patient is exhibiting which gastric sleeve complications?

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49F with PMHx non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and severe GERD is admi…

49F with PMHx non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and severe GERD is admitted with multifactorial distributive (septic) and cardiogenic shock. Work-up reveals an EF of 13% by echocardiogram and vegetation on the mitral valve.  Physical exam reveals: Neuro: atraumatic, PERRLA, + cough + gag, moves all extremities, + commands. Obvious dental erosion.  Pulm: bilateral fine crackles and diminished bases Cardiac: regular rate and rhythm, no murmurs, rubs or gallops GI: soft, nontender, + bowel sounds Ext: +1 BLE pulses, +1 BLE pitting edema Common things being common, the nurse knows the most likely explanation for her shock is:

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