The family of a patient in shock asks the nurse to explain the condition. How should the nurse respond to this family?

When describing a decrease below the normal number of leukocytes, the nurse correctly uses the term:

The nurse is providing care for a patient who has herpes zoster. Which of the following would the nurse know to be assessing for?

A man has fallen and punctured his lower chest with a knife. What should be done first?

When administering opioid analgesics to an older patient, the nurse monitors the patient closely for:

Which of the following statements by the patient with pernicious anemia would indicate that she understood the teaching?

Which of the following statements by the patient with pernicious anemia would indicate that she understood the teaching?

A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus asks what caused the fruity odor that was present at diagnosis. How should the nurse respond?

The nurse is participating in planning for a patient with acne. The patient asks what acne look like. The nurse correctly states that acne consists of:

Despite aggressive treatment, the condition of a patient in shock continues to worsen. Surgical intervention stops the bleeding, and the shock stabilizes. Which finding should the nurse act upon immediately?