An HIV-positive client is prescribed antiretroviral medications. However, the client, who is an immigrant and not financially strong, expresses the inability to afford the treatment
Which of the following advice can the nurse provide to the client to help begin the treatment? A) The client can choose an alternative, less expensive medication and later shift to taking antiretroviral medications.
B) It is not the responsibility of the nurse to advise clients on the financial aspect of a treatment.
C) The client should consider a second opinion from another medical expert.
D) The client can approach social agencies and pharmaceutical companies that provide antiretroviral drugs on compassionate grounds.
D
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a. assume the child is too young to verbalize how much pain he/she is in. b. give the child a narcotic pain medication. c. obtain further information about the pain using an age-appropriate tool. d. send the parents to the waiting room to see if the child "gets better" without them.
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1. metabolic alkalosis. 2. metabolic acidosis. 3. respiratory alkalosis. 4. respiratory acidosis.