A patient received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation 2 days ago. Which information should the nurse provide?
1. "Your body is accepting the transplanted cells, so you should be feeling a lot better."
2. "Your body is making normal hematopoietic cells."
3. "You feel so bad because the transplanted cells are attacking your tissues, but that is normal and will pass."
4. "You may not feel well today, and we need to protect you from exposure to any infections."
Answer: 4
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1. "That's strange. Weight loss is the typical pattern." 2. "What have you been eating? Weight gain is not usually associated with lithium." 3. "Weight gain is a common, but troubling, side effect." 4. "Weight gain only occurs during the first month of treatment with this drug."
During a care conference the nursing student differentiates between the different theories of caring when discussing client care. Which type of knowledge is the student demonstrating?
A) Aesthetic knowing B) Ethical knowing C) Personal knowing D) Empirical knowing
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a. "Take the antacid 1 hour after the raniti-dine." b. "The antacid and ranitidine should be taken at the same time for better effect." c. "Take the antacid 15 minutes before the ranitidine." d. "Take the antacid 30 minutes after the ra-nitidine."
The nurse is caring for a client from India and is aware that the client's culture may include the belief that prevention of illness and restoration of health through inner search and spiritual growth is the primary goal of which spiritually based
system? a. Ayurveda c. meridianism b. herbalism d. shamanism