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A nurse is caring for a group of clients and reviewing the recent laboratory values and medical charts. What adult client(s) is exhibiting early manifestations of prerenal acute kidney injury (AKI), which should be reported to the health care provider? Select all that apply.

Which statement best captures an aspect of the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system?

Which clinical finding among older adults is most likely to be viewed as a normal part of age-related changes?

The nurse is creating a teaching plan on self-management for a client with moderate rheumatoid arthritis. What should the nurse include in the teaching plan? Select all that apply.

While speaking to a senior citizen club about osteoarthritis (OA), which facts are accurate to share?

When providing education to a client diagnosed with a benign bone tumor, the nurse should emphasize the fact that benign tumors primarily:

The nurse is planning care for a client with breast cancer and metastasis to bone who has been admitted for palliative care. What should the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply.

Following the identification of low blood levels of cortisol and low 24-hour urinary free cortisol, a 51-year-old female client has been diagnosed with a primary adrenal cortical insufficiency. Which health consequence would be attributable to her low levels of cortisol?

A new client arrives at the clinic. The physician is suspecting the client may have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) given the clinical manifestations related to joint pain, skin changes, and history of pleural effusions. The nurse should anticipate which diagnostic test will be a priority to facilitate with the diagnosis?

Which of these activities or conditions will inhibit growth hormone (GH)?