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A 51-year-old male professional is in the habit of consuming 6 to 8 rum and Cokes each evening after work. He assures the nurse practitioner who is performing his regular physical exam that his drinking is under control and does not have negative implications for his work or family life. How could the nurse best respond to the client’s statement?

When educating the client with ankylosing spondylitis, the nurse should emphasize which treatment interventions? Select all that apply.

Following a history of gastric pain and an endoscopy, a client has been diagnosed with a duodenal peptic ulcer. Which teaching point should his caregiver provide?

Though the client’s primary care provider has downplayed the symptoms, a geriatrician suspects that an 82-year-old female has polymyalgia rheumatica. Which characteristic symptomatology would most likely have led the specialist to suspect this health problem?

A 41-year-old woman has been diagnosed as having a loose body of cartilage in her left knee. What data would be most likely to lead clinicians to this diagnosis?

The nurse knows that which client listed below is at high risk for developing a hip fracture?

A client returns to the clinic for review of previous laboratory values. A diagnose of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is made, based on laboratory results and manifestations of low back pain which worsens when resting, thigh pain like that of sciatica, and morning stiffness. Which educational teaching would be appropriate for the nurse to provide? Select all that apply.

A client asks the nurse why her hip fracture (head of the femur) bone has died (osteonecrosis). The nurse responds based on which pathophysiologic principle?

Parents of a 20-month-old infant report that he refuses food or eats poorly and that he grimaces when he swallows. He also is irritable and cries a lot. The mother is worried that he ate something inappropriate this morning, because he vomited something that looked like coffee grounds. Which health problem would the care team first suspect?

A 24-year-old woman undergoing a premarital screening test is found to have elevated levels of AST, ALT, and IgG, but no antibody-specific markers for viral hepatitis. A liver biopsy reveals inflammation and cellular damage. Which treatment is most likely to be effective for her?