The primary cause of vulnerability is:
1. Race
2. Age
3. Poverty
4. Illness
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The primary cause of vulnerability is poverty.
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Which developmental characteristic should a nurse identify as typical of a client diagnosed with severe intellectual developmental disorder (IDD)?
1. The client can perform some self-care activities independently. 2. The client has more advanced speech development. 3. Other than possible coordination problems, the client's psychomotor skills are not affected. 4. The client communicates wants and needs by "acting out" behaviors.
The clinic nurse is caring for a 42-year-old male oncology patient. He complains of extreme fatigue and weakness after his first week of radiation therapy. What response by the nurse would best reassure this patient?
A) "These symptoms usually result from radiation therapy; however, we will continue to monitor your laboratory and X-ray studies." B) "These symptoms are part of your disease and can't be helped." C) "Don't be concerned about these symptoms. Everybody feels this way after having radiation therapy." D) "This is a good sign. It means that only the cancer cells are dying."
Before administering a medication, the nurse must verify the six rights of medication administration, which include:
a. Right patient, right room, right drug, right route, right dose, and right time b. Right drug, right dose, right route, right time, right physician, and right documentation c. Right patient, right drug, right route, right time, right documentation, and right equipment d. Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time, and right documentation
Currently, the steps in the nursing process are
a. assessment, planning, and evaluation b. assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation c. assessment, analysis, planning, implementation, and evaluation d. assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification and planning, implementation, and evaluation