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A client has been following a low-fat diet due to a diagnosis of high triglycerides and to lose weight. The client asks the nurse how it is possible that the extra weight and high triglycerides persist despite taking in such low levels of fat. What is the nurse’s best response?

A client arrives with a shoulder dislocation related to sword fighting practice. Which nursing educational topic is most accurate regarding this injury?

Which scenario would put a client at risk for experiencing a thyroid problem due to a decrease in thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG)? Select all that apply.

An 8-year-old child has just been diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The parents ask the nurse about the prognosis for this condition. What is the nurse’s best response?

The nurse is caring for a group of four male clients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and coronary artery disease. The nurse will prioritize which client as being at greatest risk for angina?

The physician is considering prescribing an anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) like infliximab for a client with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Which statement is accurate about the advantages of using a TNF inhibitor?

A client being investigated for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has an elevated antinuclear antibody result and asks the nurse what this means. What is the nurse’s best response?

To maintain hematocrit levels in clients with kidney failure, the nurse should be prepared to perform which intervention?

The nurse is caring for an older adult client with acute glomerulonephritis who develops sudden-onset dyspnea. The client’s vital signs are: blood pressure 175/96 mm Hg; heart rate 98 bpm; respiratory rate 22 breaths/min; oxygen saturation 88% on room air. What is the nurse’s priority assessment?

When explaining the role of liver Kupffer cells to a group of nursing students, which statement about the function of these cells is most accurate?