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A client with leukemia who is receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy has a platelet count of 25,000/mm3. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this client's plan of care?
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Correct Answer: Assess urine and stool for occult blood
A client is admitted to the intensive care unit with diabetes insipidus due to a pituitary gland tumor. Which potential complication should the nurse monitor closely?
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Correct Answer: Hypokalemia
Which situation is a violation of client confidentiality, as described in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
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Correct Answer: A computer monitor screen located at the nurse's station in a high-traffic area
The nurse is assessing a client with Addison's disease who is weak, dizzy, disoriented, and has dry oral mucous membranes, poor skin turgor, and sunken eyes. Vital signs are blood pressure 94/44, heart rate 123 beats/minute, respiration 22 breaths/minute. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
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Correct Answer: Check current finger stick glucose
A 60-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus tells the nurse that he is going to join a gym and start working out. Which information is most important for the nurse to obtain?
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Correct Answer: Presence of calf pain during exercise
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