Your client has an allergy to penicillin. You understand that an allergic reaction to this medication would be of which of the following types?
1. psychological
2. physiological
3. environmental
4. developmental
ANS: 2
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The nurse researching the provision of home healthcare finds that national programs are aimed at improvement of quality of home healthcare. What is the goal for improvement instituted by INTERACT II?
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