Concepts for Nursing Practice Test Bank

A home health nurse is working with a client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Which nursing diagnosis will take the highest priority for implementing client education?

A client is admitted to the intensive care unit with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which clinical manifestations does the nurse anticipate? Select all that apply.

The nurse identifies assessment findings for a client with preeclampsia. Blood pressure is 158/100 mmHg; urinary output 50 mL/hour; crackles in the lungs on auscultation; urine protein 1+; 1+ edema hands, feet, ankles. On the next hourly assessment, which new assessment finding would indicate worsening of the condition?

The nurse is performing an assessment of a client. Which should the nurse recognize as a noncardiac risk factor for heart failure?

The mother of a baby born with a congenital heart defect is upset, as no one else in the family has been born with this condition. To determine the cause of the defect, which question is appropriate for the nurse to ask the mother?