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A nurse is assessing a client who has numerous comorbid health problems. What assessment finding(s) should prompt the nurse to suspect a urinary tract infection (UTI?) (Select all that apply.)

The nurse will teach which of the following to a client taking finasteride for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?  

A nurse is caring for a client with impaired renal function. A creatinine clearance measurement has been ordered. The nurse should facilitate collection of which specimens? 

The nurse is caring for the client illustrated who just learned he has a terminal condition.  The client responds as illustrated to the nurse’s presence and greeting.  Which action should be taken by the nurse?    

The nurse is obtaining the history from a client who is suspected of having pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Which client statement would help support the suspicion of PID? 

The client with terminal lung cancer is considering hospice care. Which statement(s) made by the client indicate the client understands hospice care?  Select all that apply.   

Which of the following should be included in a teaching plan for a client after axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Select all that apply.

The nurse is visiting a client living alone in a two-room house, who requires wound care and medication management.  There is no running water in the house and the bathroom is in disrepair and filthy.  At the first home visit, which of the following should the nurse assess? Select all that apply.

A client has been prescribed hydrochlorothiazide, and the nurse is preparing to give the client discharge instructions. Which adverse effects should the nurse caution the client about? Select all that apply. 

When a male client returns to the clinic for follow-up after treatment for gonococcal urethritis, a purulent urethral discharge is still present. Which question will the nurse ask to identify a possible cause of recurrent infection?