A Hispanic client enters the clinic with a wound on her hand. The nurse attempts to communicate with the client to determine what occurred. The client just stares blankly. The nurse asks in Spanish
if the client can understand or speak English. The client indicates she understands a little English but cannot speak the language. The nurse should
A) refrain from giving care until an interpreter can assist with communication.
B) request an interpreter and go ahead and clean and bandage the wound.
C) tell the client she cannot help her until she knows what happened.
D) suspect the client is an illegal immigrant and refuse to provide care.
B
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a. "This disease is a random event and there is no way to prevent it." b. "This disease is inherited, so your children have a 50% risk for developing it." c. "Smoking is the main cause. Helping your children not smoke decreases their risk." d. "They can avoid cancer by decreasing the fat they eat and by exercising more."
A client complains of excessive daytime sleepiness with sudden daytime sleep attacks, cataplexy, and sleep paralysis. You suspect:
1. obstructive sleep apnea. 2. insomnia. 3. primary hypersomnia. 4. narcolepsy.
The nurse knows that when caring for clients being treated with neuromuscular blocking agents, what drug should be available?
a. naxolone c. succinylcholine b. neostigmine d. carisoprodol
Which of the following statements is true of nicotine?
1. Cigars contain higher doses of nicotine than cigarettes. 2. Tolerance to nicotine takes days to develop. 3. Sidestream smoke contains greater concentrations of toxic and carcinogenic compounds than mainstream smoke. 4. The harsher smoke of pipes and cigars is more hazardous than cigarette smoke.