Question

The ambulatory care nurse is seeing a client for a follow-up visit after treatment for toxic shock syndrome (TSS). To assess the client's recovery from TSS, the nurse should ask whether which signs and symptoms have resolved?

a) Vision changes
b) Joint pain
c) Increased appetite
d) Hair loss

Answer 1

Joint pain, hair loss, and increased appetite should be resolved after treatment for toxic shock syndrome (TSS).

Step-by-step explanation:

After treatment for toxic shock syndrome (TSS), the nurse should ask whether which signs and symptoms have resolved. From the provided information, we can see that the symptoms associated with TSS include weight loss, profuse sweating, increased heart rate, difficulty sleeping, fatigue, fever, joint pain and swelling, hair loss, anemia, clotting, a sunlight-sensitive 'butterfly' rash, skin lesions, photosensitivity, decreased kidney function, memory loss, confusion, and depression. Based on this, the nurse should ask whether the joint pain, hair loss, and increased appetite have resolved.