A client is being instructed to avoid airborne allergens. Which of the following allergens would be considered airborne? (Select all that apply.)
1. Animal dander
2. Eggs
3. Fungal spores
4. Grass pollen
5. Insect stings
6. Milk
1, 3, 4
Airborne allergens include pollens (e.g., grass, plants, and trees), mold (i.e., fungal spores), dust mites, animal dander, and house dust. Eggs and milk are ingested allergens. Insect stings are injected allergens.
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A client is receiving care for an elevated body temperature. Which assessment findings indicate that care has been effective?
Select all that apply. A) Urine output of 20 ml/hour B) Moist mucous membranes C) Heart rate of 120 beats per minute D) Good skin turgor E) Blood pressure of 118/68 mmHg
The patient is scheduled for a cystogram via a cystoscope. Which is the best explanation of this procedure by the nurse?
a. "Your doctor will insert a lighted tube into the bladder through your urethra, inspect the bladder, and instill a dye that will outline your bladder on x-ray film." b. "Your doctor will inject a dye into a vein in your arm that is carried to the urinary system. Then a lighted tube in your bladder is used to see when the dye appears." c. "Your doctor will insert a lighted tube into the bladder and inject a dye into your kidneys through little catheters inserted into the ureters." d. "Your doctor will place a catheter into an artery in your groin and inject a dye that will visualize the blood supply to the kidneys."
Eight months ago, a client was in a hotel fire and was the last person to be rescued from the roof. She watched her husband burn to death from the helicopter. She continues to have nightmares and is fearful that she will die in a fire
An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the client is what? A) Anxiety related to illusions B) Unrealistic fear of fire related to conversion reaction C) Sleep pattern disturbance related to recurrent nightmares D) Ego disintegration related to severe anxiety
A hydrocele is:
A. a circumscribed collection of serous fluid in the tunica vaginalis surrounding the testes. B. a meatus opening on the dorsal side of the glans or shaft. C. an acute inflammation of the testes. D. awakening in the night with a need to urinate.