A 6-year-old child is brought to the Public Health Clinic Building to receive immunizations for the beginning of school. What is the proper classification for the recipient of this service?
a. Patient
b. Child
c. Customer
d. Client
D
The term client, in the modern context, refers to one who is not ill and who is a partner in main-taining wellness.
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1. Provide bolus of levothyroxine followed by continuous levothyroxine intravenous infusion. 2. Administer salt-poor intravenous fluid. 3. Administer blood transfusion. 4. Provide intravenous dopamine.
A patient will begin taking dimercaprol [BAL in Oil] for arsenic poisoning. The nurse performs a medical history on this patient. Which aspect of the patient's history would cause the most con-cern?
a. Anemia b. Lead exposure c. Peanut allergy d. Peptic ulcer disease
Which of the following is true of the physiological effects of the thyroid hormones T3 and T4?
A. The thyroid hormones increase carbohydrate breakdown as well as the blood glucose and insulin-dependent entry of glucose into cells. B. The thyroid hormones decrease serum cholesterol levels. C. The thyroid hormones stimulate protein synthesis. D. All of these are correct.
A nurse is caring for four clients who have immune disorders. After receiving the hand-off report, which client should the nurse assess first?
a. Client with acquired immune deficiency syndrome with a CD4+ cell count of 210/mm3 and a temp of 102.4 ° F (39.1 ° C) b. Client with Bruton's agammaglobulinemia who is waiting for discharge teaching c. Client with hypogammaglobulinemia who is 1 hour post immune serum globulin infusion d. Client with selective immunoglobulin A deficiency who is on IV antibiotics for pneumonia