Author Question: A client has returned from a camping trip with a swollen right foot. When assessing the foot, the ... (Read 67 times)

kellyjaisingh · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A client has returned from a camping trip with a swollen right foot. When assessing the foot, the nurse notes an infected sore on the foot and suspects cellulitis of the foot. What further data will the nurse gather to support the suspicion?

1. Bun and creatinine
2. Assess for redness, pain, and drainage
3. Blood cultures
4. Breath sounds

Question 2

The nurse working with an older adult client with the diagnosis Chronic low self-esteem would use reminiscence as an aid to increasing self-esteem because it promotes a sense of:

1. competence/mastery.
2. power/control.
3. acceptance/worthiness.
4. moral worth/virtue.

nhea · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

2. Assess for redness, pain, and drainage

Rationale:
Classic signs of cellulitis are swelling, pain, redness, and possibly drainage at the site. Bun, creatinine, and blood cultures are ordered by the physician and are not nursing assessments. Breath sounds are not indicated at present, as the infection is in the foot.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2