You are reviewing the lab reports for a Jehovah's Witness client. Your understanding of this religion is that they will not accept blood transfusions even though the lab values indicate that the client needs the blood
You decide to intervene for the patient by
A) calling the doctor for an order for a blood transfusion.
B) consulting pastoral care to talk to the patient.
C) asking the client if he would reconsider the decision not to receive blood.
D) informing the doctor of the lab values and modifying care to meet the needs of the client since blood will not be administered.
D
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The nurse is providing instruction to a patient recently prescribed a radioactive iodine isotope. Which is the correct action of this medication?
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a. Money b. Bank debts c. Medical and office equipment d. Land, buildings, furniture
You ask her how she would feel if she was pregnant, and she says, "It would ruin my life." She
states she is a single mother with two children in high school. What can you tell her to help her with her obvious distress? What will be an ideal response?