A 25-year-old female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who has a facial rash and alopecia tells the nurse, “I never leave my house because I hate the way I look.” An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the patient is

A 63F with osteosarcoma on chemotherapy has a low platelet count of 5,000/mm3 (140k – 400k/mm3). Nurse Phil will monitor for the following: 

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

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?

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:

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?

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

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

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

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