A patient is hospitalized for initiation of antibiotic treatment for acute osteomyelitis of the right femur. Which intervention will be included in the plan of care?

A client who has had a total knee replacement is prescribed Lovenox (enoxaparin sodium) injections twice daily for the next 3 weeks. The client asks the nurse why she has to have the medication. What is the nurse’s best response?

A patient comes in with osteomyelitis. You know that the number one microorganism that causes this infection is what?

A home health patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) complains to the nurse about having chronically dry eyes. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A patient diagnosed with cancer has been receiving chemotherapy and subsequently develops a platelet count of 95,000/mm3. The nurse concludes that the patient understands instructions to avoid potential complications when the client states to do which of the following?

The health care provider prescribes topical fluorouracil (5-FU) for a patient with actinic keratosis on the nose. Which information will the nurse include in the patient teaching plan?

After a nurse has finished teaching a patient with osteoarthritis (OA) of the left hip and knee how to manage OA, which patient statement indicates a need for more education?

An elderly client is diagnosed with chronic open-angle glaucoma and has been prescribed timolol maleate (Timoptic). The nurse assesses for which of the following possible adverse systemic responses to the drug?

A nurse is assigned to care for a client admitted to the hospital with diagnoses of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The nurse reviews the physician’s orders expecting to note that which of the following medications is prescribed?

The nurse is working with a 73-year-old patient with osteoarthritis (OA). In assessing the patients understanding of this disorder, the nurse concludes teaching has been effective when the patient describes the condition as which of the following?