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The nurse is providing teaching to a patient diagnosed with gout. What potential complications should the nurse tell the patient to be alert for?

The clinic nurse is teaching a client recently diagnosed with osteoporosis about nutritional therapy. Which comment by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

The nurse is caring for a client with gout who is taking colchicine. The client has been instructed to restrict the diet to low-purine foods. Which food should the nurse instruct the client to avoid when taking this medication?

The family of a patient with Alzheimer’s disease asks the nurse, “When will my mother quit being so confused?” The nurse’s response should be based on the fact that this type of dementia is a:

The nurse is reviewing medications with the client receiving colchicine for the treatment of gout. The nurse determines that the medication is effective if the client reports a decrease in which of the following sings/symptoms?

A patient enters which stage of Alzheimer’s disease when the patient is disoriented and begins wandering away?

The nurse is using a penlight to check the patient’s pupils as part of the neurologic assessment/data collection. Arrange the actions and observations in the correct order that they should occur for testing accommodation. All options must be used:1. Pupils dilate.     2. Pupils constrict and converge.   3. Document findings.    4. Ask client to watch object as it moves to the nose.    5. Ask client to focus on object in the distance.

The nurse is providing instructions to an assistive personnel (AP) who is preparing to bathe a client with mild dementia and requires minimal assistance with hygiene. When giving the instructions, what client need does the nurse identify as the highest priority?

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training is

A client has an impairment of cranial nerve II. Specific to this impairment, the nurse plans to do which to ensure client safety?