A client tells the nurse about being diagnosed with osteoarthritis but does not know what that means. When responding to the client's question, which information will the nurse use?
A) Most commonly seen in thin, small-built female clients
B) A result of synovial inflammation
C) Erosion of joint articular cartilage with new bone formation in the joint space
D) A metabolic bone disease
Question 2
During an outpatient clinic follow-up appointment, a client with multiple sclerosis (MS) has lab tests completed.
The results show elevated levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). What is the priority concern for the nurse?
Select all that apply.
A) Adverse response to Avonex
B) Adverse response to Aubagio
C) Flare-up due to demyelination
D) Adverse response to bisacodyl
E) Damage from viral infection
A nurse shows empathy to a client.
A, A nurse is adding a medication to an IV line as a piggyback
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
A nurse administers an intermittent bolus feeding.
Testing the client’s ability to feel vibrations, the knee
Nursing Care Plan Process: Client with High Blood Lipid Levels