Tag: Clinical-Nursing

Nursing diagnoses mostly differ from medical diagnoses in that they are

The main goal of treatment for acute glomerulonephritis is to

Damaged kidneys lose their ability to produce erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates the formation of red blood cells. What is usually prescribed to stimulate erythropoiesis in patients with chronic kidney disease?

A patient is admitted with the following signs and symptoms: edema around the eyes upon awakening, progressing to general swelling of the legs and body; weight gain; fatigue; headache; nausea; vomiting; frequent hiccoughs; and itching. A urine specimen is obtained, and the urine is frothy. The patient has a history of insulin-dependent diabetes (type 1 diabetes), which is poorly controlled, and high blood pressure, and his blood work comes back showing an elevated cholesterol level. Which disease processes would you suspect?

The laboratory results of a patient with disseminated intravascular coagulation are likely to include:

The physical manifestations of fetal alcohol syndrome include:

The pediatric nurse advises a father how to best convey the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of his infant son to his four-year-old daughter. The nurse anticipates that the daughter:

Infants who are recovering from acute diarrhea are often fed soy-based formulas because: Infants who are recovering from acute diarrhea are often fed soy-based formulas because:

In infants with hydrocephalus, the early signs of ventricular shunt malfunction are:

The first step in applying the quality improvement process to an activity in a clinical setting is to: