Which should the nurse recognize as the primary factor for nonadherence to the prescribed treatment for clients with AIDS?
A. The necessity of having to take multiple medications throughout the day
B. A lack of understanding of the reason for taking the medications
C. The weight gain associated with the medications
D. The difficulty with availability of medications to treat AIDS
Answer: A
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Prior to transfer by air, a patient with an unstable volume status will have intravenous lines started with ________ gauge catheters
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A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving parenteral nutrition. When writing this patient's plan of care, which of the following nursing diagnoses should be included?
A) Risk for Peripheral Neurovascular Dysfunction Related to Catheter Placement B) Ineffective Role Performance Related to Parenteral Nutrition C) Bowel Incontinence Related to Parenteral Nutrition D) Chronic Pain Related to Catheter Placement
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction characterized by the fluctuating weakness of certain skeletal muscle groups. The use of intravenous immune globulin
a. increases anxiety and depression. b. reduces the production of acetylcholine antibodies. c. removes the antibodies produced by the autoimmune response. d. increases the production of acetylcholine antibodies.
The nurse planning to implement a tai chi program at a senior center is meeting resistance by program attendees. How should the nurse respond to the resistance?
1. "Tai chi is the only type of exercise that will benefit the immune response in older people." 2. "There is no research to show that tai chi has benefits, but just getting out and moving helps." 3. "Studies have shown that tai chi will help reduce the levels of IgG and IgM in the circulatory system." 4. "Studies have been shown that tai chi is beneficial to cardiorespiratory function, mental control, flexibility, and the immune system."