A client has been diagnosed with cancer, but the primary care provider is hesitant to share the information with her. The nurse encourages the provider to tell the client so that she can make decisions about her care. The nurse is using th ethical principal of:
A. Justice
B. Fidelity
C. Veracity
D. Nonmaleficense
C. Veracity
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The nurse takes a class to better understand the immune and inflammatory responses and learns what cells help to slow or suppress the immune response?
A) Cytotoxic T cells B) Helper T cells C) Suppressor T cells D) B cells
A patient tells the nurse that he had a tuberculin test several months ago, and the site of injection became very red and inflamed. How should the nurse interpret this information?
1. This Arthus reaction is common with tuberculin tests. 2. This type IV hypersensitivity response indicates the tuberculin test was positive. 3. Since this type II hypersensitivity response occurred, the patient should never have another tuberculin test. 4. The patient will require chest x-ray confirmation of this type I hypersensitivity response.
The nurse is developing a presentation for a community group of young adults discussing fetal development and pregnancy. The nurse would identify that the sex of offspring is determined at the time of:
A) Meiosis B) Fertilization C) Formation of morula D) Oogenesis
Which of the following is a complication of bowel obstruction high in the small intestine?
A. Metabolic acidosis B. Metabolic alkalosis C. Hypervolemia D. Decreased capillary permeability