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The nurse cares for a client in the Emergency Department.  The client reports, “I suddenly got bad abdominal pain and it is getting worse and worse.”  Acute pancreatitis is suspected.  Which will the nurse expect to observe?

The nurse cares for a client with a history of liver transplantation.  The client reports use of antirejection medications, cyclosporine (Sandimmune), prednisone (Deltasone), and mycophenolate (CellCept).  Which assessment most concerns the nurse?

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with suspected acute pancreatitis.  The client reports severe pain over the last five days.  Which is a priority lab report to observe?

The nurse cares for a client with a history of chronic liver disease that has developed ascites.  Which laboratory result will the nurse expect to find?

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with acute pancreatitis.  The client reports significant shortness of breath.  The nurse auscultates bilateral lung fields and notes crackles throughout.  The oxygen saturation is 88%.  Which is the most likely cause of these findings?

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with acute pancreatitis.  The client reports significant shortness of breath.  The nurse auscultates bilateral lung fields and notes crackles throughout.  The oxygen saturation is 88%.  Which is the most likely cause of these findings?

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with acute pancreatitis.  Which statement by the client most concerns the nurse?

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with acute pancreatitis.  Which statement by the client most concerns the nurse?

The nurse receives a health history from a 60-year-old client.  Which data indicates the need for hepatitis C screening?

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with kidney failure prior to kidney transplant.  The client has type B blood.  The kidney donor must have which blood type?