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Which complaint by the client should the nurse report to the physician as a probable indication of colorectal cancer?

A client has just been told that a colectomy and ileostomy are needed to treat a new diagnosis of colon cancer. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse expect in the client’s  plan of preoperative nursing care?

The most common type of upper urinary tract infection that results from bacteria ascending to the kidney from the lower urinary tract is

A client with a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is receiving peritoneal dialysis. There is cloudy dialysate return and the provider is notified.  Which priority action might the nurse expect the provider to order?

The nurse is providing care to a client recovering from surgery for colorectal cancer. Which established outcome(s) indicate that care has been successful? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client with colorectal cancer who is postoperative from a transverse colostomy placement. What area of the bowel is involved?

The nurse is assessing an older adult client recently diagnosed with colorectal cancer. What information would be considered important for the nurse to ask for?

A nurse is evaluating whether the drug sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) is exerting the desired therapeutic effect for a client diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and potassium imbalance. Which therapeutic effect should the nurse anticipate from this medication?

The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with orbital (eye) cellulitis. Which assessment finding should the nurse anticipate?

The nurse is assisting the registered nurse perform discharge teaching with a female client who was admitted for pyelonephritis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching related to the prevention of pyelonephritis?