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The nurse learns that the pathophysiology of Guillain-Barré syndrome includes segmental demyelination. The nurse should understand that this causes what?

A client has just returned from a right radical mastectomy. Which action by the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) would the nurse consider unsafe?

The nurse is teaching a 45-year-old woman about her fibrocystic breast condition. Which statement by the client indicates a lack of understanding?

A client presents to the emergency department reporting a foreign body in the eye. For what diagnostic testing should the nurse prepare the client?

A nurse assesses a client with renal insufficiency and a low red blood cell count. The client asks, “Is my anemia related to the renal insufficiency?” How should the nurse respond?

A nurse is assessing a client who presents with a scaly rash over the palms and soles of the feet and the feeling of muscle aches and malaise. The nurse suspects syphilis. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?

Once a diagnosis of syphilis is confirmed, the nurse understands that she must report the illness to which entity?

A nurse assesses a client with bladder cancer who is recovering from a complete cystectomy with ileal conduit. Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to urgently contact the health care provider?

A nurse teaches a client who is recovering from a nephrectomy secondary to kidney trauma. Which statement should the nurse include in this client’s teaching?

A client with myasthenia gravis (MG) asks the nurse to explain the disease. What response by the nurse is best?