How does a nurse best begin the planning step in the nursing process?
a. Formulate and establish goals or outcomes for the client
b. Collect all the data available about the client's condition
c. Prioritize the steps of the nursing care to be provided
d. Write down the nursing diagnosis
A
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a. reperfusion therapy. b. morphine. c. nitroglycerin. d. aspirin.
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A) Geriatric client who takes blood thinners B) Adolescent client who occasionally takes ibuprofen C) Pediatric client prescribed tetracycline D) Adult client who takes St. John's wort
Concerning sexually transmitted infections, which of the following is not part of the nurse's role in primary prevention?
1. Explaining that a patient's ability to pay, language spoken, or lifestyle will not keep her from receiving treatment. 2. Avoiding panicking a patient who may avoid treatment if she is told she is at se-rious risk. 3. Ascertaining whether the patient's male partner resists wearing condoms. 4. Teaching the patient low-risk sexual practices such as mutual masturbation.
A new client at the clinic has been diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome. The family brought the client to the clinic in the hopes that the client could be helped with which of the following symptoms?
1. Low blood pressure and hypoglycemia 2. Upper body obesity and thinning of the arms and legs 3. Thickened skin with bruising 4. General loss of hair on the body