The nurse's assessment of a community-dwelling adult suggests that the client may have drug allergies that have not been previously documented. What statement by the client would confirm this?
A) "I tend to get sick in the stomach when I take antibiotics."
B) "I've been told that aspirin might have caused my stomach bleed a few years back."
C) "I broke out in hives and got terribly itchy when I started a new prescription last year."
D) "When I fell last year, the doctor said that it might have been because of my blood pressure pills."
C
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Type 1 diabetes results from autoimmune destruction of the beta cells. Eighty-five to 90% of type 1 diabetics have:
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MC The nurse is working with a three-year-old child who is demonstrating difficulty with several developmental milestones. The nurse plans to assess the child's age-specific
development in the areas of fine motor, gross motor, personal-social interaction, and language. An appropriate test for the nurse to use would be the: A. Developmental Milestone Inventory. B. Goodenough Draw-a-Man Test. C. Denver Developmental Screening Test. D. Preschool Developmental Test.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false