A client with streptococcal pneumonia presents with which clinical manifestations first?

While assessing for circulating oxygenation status in a 54-year-old African American client, the nurse should also exam which anatomical area?

The nurse receives a phone call from a clinic client who experienced fever of 103.4F and a slight dyspnea for a short period of time after receiving pneumococcus vaccine one day earlier. Symptoms have subsided and no further symptoms noted. What is the nurses’ responsibility and most appropriate action?

A client diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) develops an oral candida infection. Which statement by the client would indicate further education is needed? 

The client with a laryngectomy does not want his family to see him. He indicates that he thinks the opening in his throat is disgusting. What would the nurse’s priority intervention be?

A client is being treated for pulmonary tuberculosis with Isoniazid (INH) 300mg PO daily, Rifampin 600mg PO daily, ethambutol 400mg PO daily and pyridoxine 10mg PO daily. The client is admitted to the hospital for a total hip replacement. The client asks if it is necessary to take all of these medications while in the hospital. The nurses’ best action should be to do which of the following?

A client has a prescription to take guaifenesin. The nurse determines that the client understands the proper administration of this medication if the client states he will perform which action?

The client experiencing an anaphylactic reaction may experience which of the following signs and symptoms?  SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

A client with asthma experiences shortness of breath and wheezing during exercise. The client asks the nurse if they should use the salmeterol inhaler during exercise. What is the nurse’s best response?

The nurse is caring for a client with suspected Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome with a PaO2 of 53mmHg. The client is placed on oxygen via face mask and the PaO2 remains the same. The nurse understands this is related to which characteristic of ARDS?