The nurse is counseling a client who is beginning antitubercular therapy with rifampin. The client is taking oral contraceptives. Which statement by the client demonstrates understanding?

A client arrives at the health care clinic and tells the nurse that she was bitten by a tick and would like to be tested for Lyme Disease. The client tells the nurse that she removed the tick and flushed it down the toilet. Which statement by the nurse is incorrect?

A client presents to the ED due to shortness of breath with a history of hip replacement 5 days ago. While caring for the client the nurse observes dyspnea, tachycardia, and chest pain. Which intervention would the nurse address as the priority?

You are evaluating and assessing a client with COPD: Emphysema. The client is receiving oxygen at a flow rate of 3L/min by nasal cannula. Which of the following assessment findings is your immediate priority?

A client reports he has received the Bacilli-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination. Which of the following is the best method to determine this client’s tuberculosis (TB) status?

You are admitting four clients to the medical unit, but only 1 negative pressure isolation room is available. Which client is the priority placement?

The client with chronic lung disease presents with increased dyspnea and tachycardia.  Which assessment/diagnostic findings would indicate atelectasis? 

A nurse is working in a pediatric clinic. After the nurse gives a hepatitis A immunization to an infant, the parent asks what kind of protection this provides for the child. What is the nurse’s best response? 

The nurse is reviewing lab results of a client with AIDS whose current viral load is 25,000. Which additional information indicates the antiretroviral (ART) medications are effective?

The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) notifies the nurse that the client diagnosed with COPD: Emphysema would like his oxygen level increased from 2L via nasal cannula to 6L via nasal cannula to help with his breathing. What is the priority nursing intervention?