A lawsuit pertaining to professional negligence must include duty, breach of duty, injury, a causal relationship between breach of duty and injury. What else must be included?
A) Verbal consent
B) Written consent
C) Ability to foresee harm
D) Intent and risk
C
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Following an addisonian crisis, a patient's adrenal function has been gradually regained. The nurse should ensure that the patient knows about the need for supplementary glucocorticoid therapy in which of the following circumstances?
A) Episodes of high psychosocial stress B) Periods of dehydration C) Episodes of physical exertion D) Administration of a vaccine
The home care client with a leg wound is unable to climb stairs to the second floor where the bathtub is located to clean and mechanically debride his wound. What is the nurse's best re-sponse?
A. "I'll show you how to use a 35-mL syringe to achieve the same effect." B. "It is no longer necessary to clean this wound because it is not infected." C. "You can use the kitchen sink and clean tap water for this purpose." D. "This is an important part of your treatment, so you will have to come to the hos-pital each day for hydrotherapy."
Which of the following is a priority nursing diagnosis for a client experiencing the skin infection cellulitis?
1. Disturbed Sleep Pattern related to skin infection 2. Social Isolation related to skin infection 3. Powerlessness related to inability to control the infection 4. Acute Pain related to skin infection of cellulitis
The immune system works to destroy pathogens by helping the body get rid of or resist the invasion of foreign materials. Which type of blood cell surrounds ingests and neutralizes pathogens?
A) Erythrocytes B) Macrophages C) Platelets D) Lymphocytes