During a symptom analysis, a client describes his productive cough and states his sputum is thick and yellow. Based on these data, the nurse suspects the cause of the cough may be:
a. Viral
b. Allergy.
c. Fungal.
d. Bacterial.
ANS: D
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A) Adapting to the practices of the family's culture B) Determining similarities between both cultures C) Assessing personal feelings about that culture D) Learning as much as possible about that culture
A client develops inflammation of the skin after being exposed to poison oak. This reaction is:
1. Contact dermatitis. 2. Actinic keratosis. 3. Atopic dermatitis. 4. Urticaria.