The nurse assesses a client with B-12/pernicious anemia. Which finding would the nurse expect?

A client is admitted for a brown recluse spider bite. The nurse observes that the client has hemorrhagic complications of hematuria, hemoptysis, petechiae, and extensive bruising. These clinical observations indicate to the nurse that the patient may be experiencing which complication associated with the bite?  

What is the priority problem for a client experiencing an acute attack with Meniere’s disease?

A client who has a positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies is admitted to the hospital with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) and a CD4+ count of less than 200 cells/μL. Based on diagnostic criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which statement by the nurse is correct?

After assessing a client who is 4 days post-partum, the nurse determines that a priority action is to palpate the client’s uterine fundus. What assessment findings led the nurse to implement this intervention?

A client who is being admitted to the emergency department with intermittent chest pain receives an order for SL nitroglycerin. The client gives the following list of daily medications to the nurse. Which medication is considered a contraindication?

What health history information should the nurse expect from the client who has possible testicular cancer?

A nurse is caring for a client who has disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which of the following laboratory values indicates the client’s clotting factors are depleted? (Select all that apply.)

Which client has the most predisposing factors that are associated with heat-related illness?    

During augmentation of labor with intravenous oxytocin, a multiparous client becomes pale and diaphoretic and complains of severe lower abdominal pain with a tearing sensation.  Fetal distress is noted on the monitor.  The nurse should suspect: