A 16-year-old boy is brought to the clinic by his mother with complaints of strange noises and movements. The boy states, “I can’t stand that I make this weird noise with my mouth. I can feel it coming, and I try to stop it for as long as I can, but eventually it just comes out. The other kids at school make fun of me. It’s so embarrassing.” The mother reports that the boy gets good grades and has no trouble concentrating at home when doing homework. Which information does the nurse give the patient and his mother about the medication he will be prescribed?  

The nurse is assigned to a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) about to undergo his first round of chemotherapy. The patient’s WBC is 120,000/uL and his LDH is 3 times the upper limit of normal. Which intervention is most important?

The patient presents to the emergency department (ED) with green sputum and severe pain over the top teeth, cheeks, and forehead following a respiratory viral infection. The provider requests the nurse use the transilluminator to assess for sinusitis. Which assessment indicates maxillary sinusitis?