purple chameleon eaqs

What are the clinical manifestations during the fulminant stage in a client with inhalation anthrax? Select all that apply.

septic shock pleural eff body temp 104

A nurse is teaching a client about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). What are the various ways HIV is transmitted? Select all that apply.

sharing syringe needles breast feeding anal intercourse

The nurse recognizes that which is the mental process most sensitive to deterioration with aging?

short term memory

A client with a history of a pulmonary embolus is to receive 3 mg of warfarin daily. The client has blood drawn twice weekly to ascertain that the international normalized ratio (INR) stays within a therapeutic range. The nurse provides dietary teaching. Which food selected by the client indicates that further teaching is necessary?

spinach salad

Which cells are affected in DiGeorge syndrome?

t cells

A client has a tuberculin purified protein derivative test as part of a yearly physical examination. The area of induration is 10 mm within 48 hours after having the test. What does the nurse conclude about the client based on this response?

the client has been exposed to the tubercle bacillus

What type of hypersensitivity reaction is the cause of systemic lupus erythematosus?

type 3

While examining a client, a nurse finds a circumscribed elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid on the cheek. The lesion is 0.6 cm in diameter. What does the nurse suspect the finding to be?

vesicle

A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute Guillain-Barré syndrome. Which assessment is priority?

respiratory exchange

Which site is best used to inspect a client who is suspected to have jaundice?

sclera

What is a clinical manifestation of hypernatremia in burns?

seizures

In which stage of Kohlberg's theory of moral development does the nurse anticipate a client who wants to maintain expectations with his or her immediate group?

stage 3

In which stage of Kohlberg's theory of moral development does the nurse anticipate a client to expand focus from relationships with others to societal concerns?

stage 4

Which statement is true for collaborative problems in a client receiving healthcare?

They are identified by the nurse during the nursing diagnosis stage

While performing a physical assessment, the nurse notices a minute, nonpalpable change in the skin color of a client. What might be the type of skin lesion involved?

macule

A nurse is working with an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) in caring for a group of clients. Which statement by the UAP indicates a correct understanding of the UAP's role?

"I will take clients' vital signs after their procedures are over.

A client with the diagnosis of breast cancer is scheduled to receive radiation therapy to the affected area. The nurse teaches the client about how to care for the area that will be irradiated. Which client statement indicates the nurse needs to follow up?

"I will use an oatmeal-based lotion after each treatment."

A client is diagnosed with varicose veins, and the nurse teaches the client about the pathophysiology associated with this disorder. The client asks, "What can I do to help myself?" How should the nurse respond?

"Put on compression hose before getting out of bed in the morning

A healthcare provider prescribes a diagnostic workup for a client who may have myasthenia gravis. What is the initial nursing objective for the client during the diagnostic phase?

"The client will maintain present muscle strength."

A primary healthcare provider prescribes a heart-healthy diet for a client with angina. The client's spouse says to the nurse, "I guess I'm going to have to cook two meals, one for my spouse and one for myself." Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse?

"The diet prescribed for your spouse is a healthy diet. It contains guidelines that many of us should follow.

Which client statement indicates an understanding of the nurse's instructions concerning a Holter monitor?

"The monitor will record any abnormal heart rhythms while I go about my usual activities.

During a period of hyperactivity a client on the psychiatric unit demands to be allowed to go downtown to shop. The client does not currently have privileges. How should the nurse respond?

"You don't have privileges to leave, but we can look through this new catalog

A client who underwent chemotherapy has leukopenia. Which instruction from the nurse will be beneficial for the client?

"You should avoid large crowds and people with infections

A nurse is administering 5,000 units of heparin to a prenatal client on prolonged bed rest. The label indicates that there are 20,000 units of heparin in each milliliter of solution. How much solution should the nurse give the client? Record your answer using two decimal places and include a leading zero if applicable. Do not include units in your answer. ___ mL

0.25

What is the maximum amount of time the nurse should allow an older adult with a cerebrovascular accident (also known as "brain attack") to remain in one position?

1-2h

When does the anterior fontanel of an infant close?

12-18

A woman in premature labor is prescribed betamethasone to enhance fetal lung maturity. The prescription reads: "Administer betamethasone 12 mg IM daily for 3 days." The betamethasone comes in a vial labeled "6 mg/mL." How many milliliters should the nurse administer each day? Record your answer using a whole number

2

A burn victim has waxy white areas interspersed with pink and red areas on the anterior trunk and all of both arms. The nurse calculates the percentage of total body surface area (TBSA). Which percentage will the nurse report?

36

A nurse teaches the staff about the nasolacrimal duct. Which choice should the staff choose on the image to indicate successful learning?

4

The nurse uses the Glasgow Coma Scale to assess a client with a head injury. Which Glasgow Coma Scale score indicates that the client is in a coma?

6

When should the nurse anticipate that the school-age client will have all primary teeth?

6yo

A nurse is taking the blood pressure of a client with hypertension. The first sound is heard at 140 mm Hg; the second sound is a swishing sound heard at 130 mm Hg; a tapping sound is heard at 100 mm Hg; a muffled sound is heard at 90 mm Hg; the sound disappears at 72 mm Hg. When recording just the systolic and diastolic readings, what is the diastolic pressure?

72

The nurse assists a client to the bathroom to void several times during the first stage of labor. Why is this is an important component of nursing?

A full bladder may inhibit the progress of labor

The spouse of a client who had a brain attack (cerebrovascular accident) tells the home health nurse that the client cries easily and without provocation. The spouse asks why the client is so emotionally fragile. What is the nurse's best response?

This behavior is a common response over which the client has very little control.

A child is diagnosed with hepatitis A. The client's parent expresses concern that the other members of the family may get hepatitis because they all share the same bathroom. What is the nurse's best reply?

All family members, including your child, need to wash their hands after using the bathroom.

A client with cellulitis of the leg asks why bed rest has been prescribed to prevent sepsis. Which purpose will the nurse explain to the client?

This limits muscle contractions that may force causative organisms into the bloodstream

A client with localized redness and swelling due to a bee sting reports intense local pain, a burning sensation, and itching. What would be the most appropriate nursing action?

Applying cold compresses to the affected area

During a first aid class, a student asks what should be done if a person's clothes catch on fire. The nurse explains that after the flames are extinguished it is most important to perform this action. Which action did the nurse describe?

Assess the person's breathing.

Which condition results in visual distortion?

Astigmatism

Which antihypertensive drug is contraindicated in lactating women?

Atenolol

Which clinical condition will result in changes in the integrity of the arterial walls and small blood vessels?

Atherosclerosis

What is the function of a client's natural killer cells?

Attack non-selectively on non-self cells, especially mutated and malignant cells

According to Erikson's stages of life, what is the stage when a child begins walking, feeding, and using the toilet?

Autonomy versus sense of shame and doubt

A client with a borderline personality disorder is admitted to the mental health unit. What should the nurse do to maintain a therapeutic relationship with the client?

Be firm, consistent, and understanding and focus on specific target behaviors

Which immunomodulatory is beneficial for the treatment of clients with multiple sclerosis?

Beta interferon

A 31-year-old client is seeking contraceptive information. Before responding to the client's questions about contraceptives, the nurse obtains a health history. What factor in the client's history indicates to the nurse that oral contraceptives are contraindicated?

Blood pressure 162/110

A nurse withholds methylergonovine maleate from a postpartum client. What clinical finding supports the withholding of the medication?

Blood pressure of 160/90 mm Hg

A client has a craniotomy for a meningioma. For which response should the nurse assess the client in the postanesthesia care unit?

Blurred vision

Which drug is derived from a natural source and may be prescribed for the treatment of osteoporosis?

Calcitonin

Which drug is safe to administer to a lactating woman but may cause teratogenic effects when administered to pregnant clients?

Carbamazepine

At 6 weeks' gestation a client is found to have gonorrhea. What medication does a nurse expect the primary healthcare provider to prescribe?

Ceftriaxone

Which sexually transmitted infection is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis?

Cervicitis

A nurse is preparing for an unconscious client with a head injury to be transferred from the emergency department to a neurologic trauma unit. Which nursing action is the priority?

Checking that a bag-valve mask is available during the transfer

Which behavior is seen in children at the undifferentiated stage of spiritual development, as propounded by Fowler?

Children have no concept of right or wrong to guide their behaviors

Which structure lies inside and parallel to the sclera?

Choroid

The nurse is providing care for a client diagnosed with invasive pancreatic cancer. The client has a permanent biliary drainage tube (T-tube) inserted to provide palliative care. Which action should the nurse take postoperatively?

Cleanse the area around the insertion site to prevent skin breakdown

A client who has always been active is diagnosed with atherosclerosis and hypertension. The client is interested in measures that will help promote and maintain health. Which recommendation by the nurse will help the client maintain blood vessel patency?

relaxation techniques

Which drug is used as an ovulation stimulant but may cause multiple pregnancies?

Clomiphene

A client who is diagnosed as having a herniated nucleus pulposus reports pain. What should the nurse most likely conclude is the cause of this client's pain?

Compression of the spinal cord by the extruded nucleus pulposus

A nurse is caring for a client admitted to a mental health unit because of suicidal ideation. Which intervention provides the greatest safety for this client?

Constant one-on-one supervision

A nurse is teaching a client with a diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma. The nurse explains that the chief aim of treatment is to meet which goal?

Control the intraocular pressure

A client has sensorineural hearing loss. Which finding in the client's history will alert the nurse to the most likely cause of the sensorineural hearing loss?

Correct1 Prolonged exposure to noise

A client is diagnosed with a brain attack (cerebrovascular accident, CVA). The baseline vital signs are a pulse rate of 78 bpm and a blood pressure (BP) of 120/80 mm Hg. The nurse continues to monitor the vital signs and recognizes that which changes in vital signs indicate increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?

Correct1 Pulse 50 bpm and BP 140/60 mm Hg

A client is diagnosed as having expressive aphasia. Which type of impairment does the nurse expect the client to exhibit?

Correct1 Speaking or writing

A client has expressive aphasia. The client's family members ask how they can help the client regain as much speech function as possible. Which information should the nurse share with the family?

Correct2 Encourage the client to speak while allowing time to respond

Which visual system assessment technique provides a magnified view of the retina and optic nerve head?

Correct2 Ophthalmoscopy

Which is the adverse effect of haloperidol?

Correct4 Gynecomastia

What type of lochia should the visiting nurse expect to observe on a client's pad on the fourth day after a vaginal delivery?

Correct4 Moderate serosa

A client comes into the emergency department with neurologic deficits after falling off a ladder. Which client assessment will the nurse perform for the Glasgow Coma Scale?

Correct4 Motor response to verbal commands

A nurse discusses the potential for cross-contamination with the nursing assistants on a surgical unit. What does the nurse explain that standard precautions are designed to do?

Decrease the risk of transmitting unidentified pathogens

What is the most important nursing action when measuring a client's pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP)?

Deflate the balloon as soon as the PCWP is measured.

Which condition is contraindicated for St. John's wort herbal therapy?

Dementia

The primary healthcare provider is performing a procedure (see image) on a client. What is the purpose of the examination as shown in the given figure?

Determine intraocular pressure

Which virus is responsible for causing infectious mononucleosis in clients?

Epstein-Barr virus

What is the most appropriate nursing intervention when a client is seen openly masturbating in the recreation room?

Escorting the client from the room

Which type of biopsy would the nurse identify as required for removal of entire lesions on the skin?

Excisional biopsy

A client is diagnosed with myasthenia gravis. Which response does the nurse expect the client to demonstrate?

Fluctuating weakness of muscles innervated by the cranial nerves

Which drug is a high-potency medication used to treat schizophrenia?

Fluphenazine

Which theory states that a child's growth pattern is related to gene activity?

Gesell's theory

Which drug may cause fetal facial malformations when taken by a pregnant client?

HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

Which should the nurse anticipate, according to Erikson, when assessing a preschool-age child?

Having highly imaginative thoughts

The nurse teaches a health class about communicable diseases and states that the virus that causes chickenpox can also cause another disease. Which disease is the nurse describing?

Herpes zoster

A client who develops heart failure has a serum potassium level of 2.3 mEq/L (2.3 mmol/L). Digoxin and potassium chloride are prescribed. What action should the nurse take?

Hold the dose of digoxin, administer the potassium chloride, and call the primary healthcare provider immediately.

What is the most important intervention to prevent hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs)?

removing the cath

Which hormone may be excreted in urine during pregnancy?

Human chorionic gonadotropin

Which is an inborn error of metabolism that affects growth and development?

Hunter syndrome

What may happen when clomiphene is co-administered with methyldopa to promote ovulation?

Impaired fertility

When completing a neurologic assessment, the nurse determines that a client has a positive Romberg test. Which finding supports the nurse's conclusion?

Inability to stand with feet together when eyes are closed

Which clinical finding occurs due to thinning of the subcutaneous layer?

Increased risk for hypothermia

Which situation is an indication for an oxytocin infusion?

Induction of labor at full-term

The primary healthcare provider prescribes a transfusion of 2 units of packed red blood cells for a client. When administering blood, what is the priority nursing intervention?

Infuse the blood at a slow rate during the first 15 minutes

What is the mechanism of action of penicillin?

Inhibits cell wall synthesis of the pathogen

A client with a brain attack (cerebrovascular accident) is admitted to the hospital. What is the priority nursing intervention for this client?

Monitoring for increased intracranial pressure

A nurse finds a victim under the wreckage of a collapsed building. The individual is conscious, supine, breathing satisfactorily, and reports back pain and an inability to move the legs. Which action should the nurse take first?

Leave the individual lying on the back with instructions not to move, and seek additional help.

At night an older client with dementia sleeps very little and becomes more disoriented. How can the nurse best limit this confusion resulting from sleep deprivation?

Leaving a dim light on in the client's room at night

Which test is used to specifically detect intracranial aneurysms in clients?

Magnetic resonance angiography

What is most important for the nurse to do when caring for a client who is experiencing a paranoid delusion?

Maintain eye contact when talking with the client

When developing a plan of care for a client who had a cardiac catheterization via a femoral insertion site, what should the nurse include?

Maintaining the supine position for a minimum of 4 hours

A client was treated with methotrexate for cancer during the 6th month of her pregnancy. Which teratogenic effect may be seen in the child?

Mental retardation

Which conditions in a client are associated with a bluish color of the mucous membranes? Select all that apply

Methemoglobinemia Cardiopulmonary disease

Which drug is administered to women after delivery to prevent postpartum uterine atony and hemorrhage but is not given to augment labor?

Methylergonovine

Which medication is the first choice drug for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

Methylphenidate

The nurse is teaching hygiene practices to a 16-year-old client who has recently had her first menstrual flow. Under which phase of development does the nurse classify the client?

Middle adolescence

A client is admitted to the birthing unit in active labor. Cervical dilation has progressed from 2 to 3 cm over the previous 8 hours. The primary healthcare provider determines that the client has hypotonic dystocia, and an infusion of oxytocin is prescribed to augment her contractions. What is the most important nursing action at this time?

Monitoring the duration and intensity of the contractions

When making rounds, a nurse observes a client who is experiencing a seizure. What should the nurse do?

Move obstacles away from the client

A nurse is caring for depressed older adults. What precipitating factors for depression are most common in the older adult without cognitive problems? Select all that apply.

Multiple losses Correct3 Declines in health

Which technology would the nurse use to reduce chronic ulcers by removing fluids from the wound?

Negative pressure wound therapy

Which drug may cause formation of abnormally small eyes in the newborn if used during pregnancy?

Nitrofurantoin

A 28-year-old woman seeks advice about oral contraceptives from the nurse in her company health office. What should the nurse tell her if she is a smoker?

Oral contraceptives can cause thrombophlebitis

A post-dated pregnant client is admitted to the hospital for labor induction. Which medication would the primary healthcare provider prescribe?

Oxytocin

A primigravida has just given birth. The nurse is aware that the client has type AB Rh-negative blood. Her newborn's blood type is B positive. What should the plan of care include?

Obtaining a prescription to administer Rho(D) immune globulin to the mother

A nurse administers the prescribed intravenous dose of magnesium sulfate to a client with severe preeclampsia. What adverse effect should the nurse address when evaluating the client's response to the medication?

respiratory depression

During which period of pregnancy do teratogens act in an "all-or-nothing" fashion?

Presomite period

Which causative organism colonization signifies purulent exudates of greenish-blue pus with a fruity odor?

Pseudomonas

What is the mechanism of action for wet-to-damp saline-moistened gauze for wound debridement?

Removing the necrotic tissue mechanically

Which diseased condition associated with the client's heart is an example of an autoimmune disease?

Rheumatic fever

Which difficulties faced by an adolescent diagnosed with a chronic illness are attributed to normal development? Select all that apply.

Risk taking Rebelliousness Lack of cooperation Hostility toward authority

What should a nurse who is caring for a hospitalized older client with dementia consider before planning care?

Routines provide stability for clients with dementia

A client's burn wounds are scheduled to be debrided mechanically. Which equipment will the nurse prepare?

Scissors and forceps

Which stage is a part of postconventional reasoning?

Social contract orientation

Which bacteria causes toxic shock syndrome in female clients?

Staphylococcus aureus

A nurse is monitoring a client with severe preeclampsia who is receiving an infusion of magnesium sulfate. Assessment reveals a pulse rate of 55 beats/min, a respiratory rate of 10 breaths/min, and a flushed face. What are the next nursing actions?

Stopping the infusion and starting an infusion of dextrose and water

A client presenting to the emergency department with chest pain and dizziness is found to be having a myocardial infarction and subsequently suffers cardiac arrest. The healthcare team is able to successfully resuscitate the client. Lab work shows that the client now is acidotic. How does the nurse interpret the cause of the acidosis?

The decreased tissue perfusion caused lactic acid production.

A registered nurse teaches a nursing student about the physiologic changes that occur during pregnancy and their impact on drug disposition and dosing. Which statement of the nursing student indicates the need for further education?

The hepatic metabolism of a drug is decreased.

What determines if a client will develop AIDS from an HIV infection?

The number of CD4+ T-cells available

Why would a client with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) be administered pregabalin

To reduce neuropathic pain

A client who sustained a burn injury involving 36% of the body surface area is receiving hydrotherapy. Which is the best nursing intervention when providing wound care?

Use a consistent approach to care and encourage participation

Which does the nurse understand related to negative pressure wound therapy? Select all that apply

Using a suction pump Reducing chronic ulcers by removing fluids from the wound

A nurse plans to administer vitamin K to a newborn. What site should the nurse use for the injection?

Vastus lateralis

A client is admitted to the hospital for a total hip replacement. Included in the primary healthcare provider's prescriptions is a prescription for digoxin 2.5 mg by mouth daily. The nurse knows that digoxin is supplied in 0.125 mg tablets. What should the nurse do?

Verify the prescription with the primary healthcare provider

A nurse is caring for a client with an antisocial personality disorder. What consistent approach should the nurse use with this client?

Warm and firm without being punitive

A client has a tonic-clonic seizure at work and is admitted to the emergency department. Which question is most useful when planning nursing care related to the client's seizure?

Were you aware of anything different or unusual just before your seizure began?"

A client who uses a complex ritual says to the nurse, "I feel so guilty. None of this makes any sense. Everyone must really think I'm crazy." What is the most therapeutic response by the nurse?

You're concerned about what other people are thinking about you."

Which is a leukotriene modifier used to manage and prevent allergic rhinitis?

Zileuton

Which gastrointestinal (GI) change may be found in the client with burn injuries?

abdominal distention

A nurse is assessing the needs of a client who just learned that a tumor is malignant and has metastasized to several organs and that the illness is terminal. What behavior does the nurse expect the client to exhibit during the initial stage of grieving?

asking for a second opinion

Which cytokine is used to treat multiple sclerosis?

b inter

Which part of the client's brain is primarily associated with life support and basic functions of the body?

brain stem

Which type of cranial surgery involves opening the cranium with a drill?

burr hole

A pregnant client at 30 weeks' gestation begins to experience contractions every 5 to 7 minutes. She is admitted with a diagnosis of preterm labor. Although the client is being given tocolytic therapy, her cervix continues to dilate, and it is determined that a preterm birth is inevitable. Which medication does the nurse expect the primary healthcare provider to prescribe?

dexamethasone

Which drug taken by a pregnant woman shows a delayed teratogenic effect in the offspring, making the effect difficult to identify?

diethylstilbestrol

Which component of the human personality, according to Freud, allows an individual to judge reality accurately?

ego

Which ovulation stimulant is derived from the urine of postmenopausal women?

menotropins

A nurse is counseling a pregnant client with iron-deficiency anemia about when and how to take supplemental iron. With what drink is iron absorption most efficient?

orange juice

A pregnant woman with cervical stenosis has been admitted to the hospital for a labor induction. Which drug should be administered?

oxytocin

Which period of Piaget's theory explains animism in a child?

period II

Which symptoms are common during the fulminant stage of inhalation of anthrax? Select all that apply

dyspnea diaphoresis high temp

What are the symptoms of tuberculosis? Select all that apply.

fatigue nausea low grade fever

Which parts of the body assessed by the nurse would confirm a diagnosis of frostbite? Select all that apply

fingers ear lobe

A client with a history of heart failure and atrial fibrillation reports a nine-pound (four kilogram) weight gain in the last two weeks. Which factor does the nurse consider as the most likely cause of this sudden weight gain?

fluid retention

Which sexually transmitted disease is caused by a virus

genital warts

Which skin infection would cause facial paralysis?

herpes zoster

A client with heart failure has anxiety. Which effect of anxiety makes it particularly important for the nurse to reduce the anxiety of this client?

increases cardiac workload

What are the mediators of injury in IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions? Select all that apply

mast cells histamine leukotrienes

On the morning of surgery a client is admitted for resection of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. While awaiting surgery, the client suddenly develops symptoms of shock. Which nursing action is priority

notify surgeon

The laboratory data for a client with prolonged vomiting reveal arterial blood gases of pH 7.51, Pco2 of 50 mm Hg, HCO3 of 58 mEq/L (59 mmol/L), and a serum potassium level of 3.8 mEq/L (3.8 mmol/L). The nurse concludes that the findings support what diagnosis?

met alk

A nurse is monitoring a client admitted with a diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) for dysrhythmias. Which reason for increased incidence of dysrhythmias in this client should the nurse monitor?

myocardial hypoxia

The nurse assesses a client for orthostatic hypotension. The results are: Lying heart rate = 70 beats/minute, BP = 110/70; Sitting heart rate = 78 beats/minute, BP = 106/66; Standing heart rate = 85 beats/minute, BP = 100/64. The nurse would expect which prescription from the primary healthcare provider?

no prescription change

A nurse is about to perform a wound irrigation on a client who had a left hemispheric stroke 1 year ago. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to perform before beginning the irrigation?

pain

A nurse is assessing a client's ECG reading. The client's atrial and ventricular heart rates are equal at 88 beats per min. The PR interval is 0.14 seconds, and the QRS width is 0.10 seconds. Rhythm is regular with normal P waves and QRS complexes. How will the nurse interpret this rhythm?

normal sinus rhythm

A client is admitted to the hospital for an emergency cardiac catheterization. What adaptation is the client most likely to complain of after this procedure?

pain at insertion site

A nurse assesses for hypocalcemia in a postoperative client. What is one of the initial signs that might be present?

paresthesias

What would the nurse state is a serious side effect of x-rays?

Desquamation

A client with mild chronic heart failure is to be discharged with prescriptions for daily oral doses of an antidysrhythmic, potassium chloride 40 mEq, docusate sodium 100 mg, and furosemide 40 mg twice a day. The client reports having no family members who can help after discharge. What should the nurse help this client identify?

Support systems that can assist the client at home

A client is admitted with extensive bone and soft-tissue injuries to the leg. Sterile dressings are applied. Two days later, when removing the dressings, the nurse finds that one of the dressings has adhered to tissue in several places. Which action should the nurse take to loosen the dressing?

Moisten the dressing with sterile saline

An older client with a history of congestive heart failure expresses concern about potential exposure to tuberculosis. The client states that a roommate at the extended care facility where the client resides sleeps a lot, coughs a great deal, and sometimes spits up blood. What is the primary reason that the nurse pursues more information about the roommate?

Older adults with chronic illness are affected adversely by tuberculosis

A chronically ill, older client tells the home care nurse that the daughter with whom the client lives seems run-down and disinterested in her own health, as well as the health of her children, who are 5, 7, and 12 years old. The client tells the nurse that the daughter coughs a good deal and sleeps a lot. Why is it important that the nurse pursue the daughter's condition for potential case findings?

Older adults with chronic illness are more susceptible to tuberculosis.

Which complication is associated with Pott's disease?

destruction of intervertebral discs

The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a thiazide diuretic for hypertension. Which food selection by the client indicates to the nurse that dietary teaching about thiazide diuretics is successful?

broccoli

For which illness should airborne precautions be implemented?

chicken pox