Concepts for Nursing Practice Giddens Test Bank

The nurse is assessing a client who is 20 weeks pregnant. Which health issue should the nurse recognize as increasing this client's risk for the development of preeclampsia?

The nurse is completing a health history with a young adult patient diagnosed with acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis. When focusing on recent health problems, about which disease process should the nurse ask the patient?

A patient with adrenal cortex dysfunction is experiencing an increased amount of glucocorticoids being released into the general circulation. For which psychologic response should the nurse plan care for this patient?

A nurse working in the intensive care unit (ICU) is caring for a client in progressive hemorrhagic shock. What does the nurse understand about the physiology of progressive shock?

A patient is experiencing changes in the renal system. What diagnostic test should the nurse expect to be prescribed to determine this patient�s glomerular filtration rate and glomerular damage?