a client with systemic lupus erythematous complains of flank pain which laboratory test does the nurse anticipate will be ordered

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Multi Dimensional Care | Exam | Rasmusson

1. A client with systemic lupus erythematous complains of flank pain. Which laboratory test does the nurse anticipate will be ordered?

A. Platelets
B. Skin biopsy
C. Creatinine
D. Hemoglobin

Correct answer: C

Rationale:

2. What nursing interventions increase the risk the pressure injuries?

A. Padding hard surfaces
B. Have client sit in wheelchair as much as possible
C. Place pillows between bony surfaces
D. Keep head of bed (HOB) at or less than 3

Correct answer: B

Rationale:

3. How many mg is 5000 mcg? (Type answer as numeric only)

A. 5
B. 6
C. 4
D. 3

Correct answer: A

Rationale: 5000 mcg is equal to 5 mg.

4. What is correct about a nursing diagnosis?

A. It is a human response to disease, injury, or other stressors.
B. It remains constant as long as the disease is present.
C. It is a way to identify pathology.
D. It is a disease, illness, or injury.

Correct answer: A

Rationale: A nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or potential health problems or life processes. Choice A is correct because it identifies nursing diagnosis as related to human responses to health conditions or life processes. Choice B is incorrect because nursing diagnoses can change as the patient's condition changes. Choice C is incorrect because a nursing diagnosis is about responses, not just identifying pathology. Choice D is incorrect because a nursing diagnosis is not the same as a disease, illness, or injury; it is a statement about the patient's response to these conditions.