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The nurse is assessing a client with a history of rheumatoid arthritis who has just returned from the x-ray department after a CT of the spine. While assisting the client from the wheelchair to the bed, the client states, “I have a terrible pain and tingling going down my arm, and I can’t turn my neck.” What is the nurse’s next action after assessing the client?

Your esmolol drip is running at 15 mL/hour. Your patient weighs 65 kg. The IV contains 2500 mg esmolol in 250 mL fluid. Your IV is running at how many mcg/kg/min?_____________mcg/kg/min (Round to the nearest tenth.) 

For a person to be immunocompetent, which processes need to be functional and interact appropriately with each other?(Select all that apply.)

Which type of immunoglobulin (antibody) is produced during an anaphylactic type I hypersensitivity reaction ?

Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas are differentiated by the presence of what cellular characteristic?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who is taking prednisone.  Which of the following statements indicates the client  understanding of the teaching provided by the nurse?

A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the different types of immunity. Which statement by a student indicates a need for further teaching?

A client with AIDS is experiencing weight loss and diarrhea. The nurse understands that these symptoms may indicate which opportunistic infection?

The most common assessment finding for any lymphoma is which of the following?

The nurse is providing care to a client who has an elevated neutrophil count. Which explanation should the nurse provide to the client regarding this abnormality?