The nurse is educating the parents of a 16-year-old boy who has just been diagnosed with Hodgkin disease. Which discussion is most appropriate at this time? Explaining how to care for skin after radiation therapy. Informing the parents about postoperative care. Describing the two ways of staging the disease. Telling about the drugs and side […]

54 years old female with past medical history of left breast cancers/p lumpectomy, GERD, anxiety, hemorrhoid s/p hemorrhoidectomy presents with chest pain Ihuman case

A mother comes to the breastfeeding clinic with recurrent mildly painful “blocked milk ducts.” She is taking lecithin religiously. The lumps last 2-3 days. She pumps 2-3 times per day to “keep the milk flowing” and typically pumps 4-6 ounces per session. Her infant is 6 weeks old. She is feeding on demand at the […]

JM is a 43-year-old male who presented to his physician’s office for evaluation of shortness of breath and edema; the physician admitted him directly to the hospital. JM missed hemodialysis (HD) when he was not feeling well this week; his labs upon admission to the hospital were potassium 6 mEq/L (high), blood urea nitrogen 60 […]

Case study. Lucy. History of Present Illness (HPI): Lucy, a 64-year-old G3P3003 postmenopausal woman, presents to the office as a new patient to establish care and for an annual well woman exam after recently moving to the area. She does not have her records. She relates a history of regular and negative cervical cancer screening […]

A 30-week pregnant client with premature uterine contractions was successfully treated with IV fluids. She is eager to be discharged. The nurse’s discharge examination reveals vaginal blood pooling under the client’s buttocks, and the client denies pain. Which is the nurse’s priority action?

A 92-year-old African American male is brought to the Emergency Department by his daughter. The patient has slurred speech. His blood pressure is 210/100.

Rachel Poole is a 20-year-old woman in her junior year of nursing school. She was recently diagnosed with stage II breast cancer and is scheduled to have a bilateral total mastectomy with a free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) breast reconstruction. Ms. Poole is healthy except for her recent diagnosis and has been given an […]

  SCE 2 presents a clinical encounter of a 64-year-old stockbroker who presents with pain in the upper part of the abdomen, which has spread to the back. Designed to test clinical reasoning skills, this video provides opportunities to answer questions, practice history taking, and develop an assessment and differential diagnosis as well as an […]

Tim is a 37-year-old patient with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and severe aggression resulting in behavioral problems. His healthcare provider is considering prescribing the conventional antipsychotic chlorpromazine. Aside from improving his positive symptoms via D2 antagonism, through what mechanism should chlorpromazine theoretically improve Tim’s aggression and behavioral problems?