You are caring for a client who is immunosuppressed. You know that effective nursing care for this patient includes what?
A) Relevant assessment parameters
B) Sensitivity to the disease process
C) Responsiveness to signs of fluid overload
D) Expected secondary disorders
Ans: A
Feedback: Effective nursing care reflects knowledge of the immune system, potential secondary disorders, relevant assessment parameters, and strategies for symptom management, as well as sensitivity and responsiveness to the learning needs of the patient and caregiver. The nurse is not sensitive to the disease process, the nurse is sensitive to the patient. Fluid overload is not a complication of immunosuppression. Secondary disorders are not expected they are possible.
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