The nurse is assisting in planning care for a client with a diagnosis of immunodeficiency. The nurse would incorporate which of the following as a priority in the plan of care?
A) Protecting the client from infection
B) Providing emotional support to decrease fear
C) Encouraging discussion about lifestyle changes
D) Identifying factors that decrease the immune function
A
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A) Meiosis B) Fertilization C) Capacitation D) Oogenesis
The nurse evaluates how an older adult patient will react to the death of a spouse based on how the patient
a. expresses concern for his spouse during a prolonged illness. b. reacts when their beloved dog was sent to live with an adult child. c. demonstrates his or her philosophy of health and happiness. d. expresses how his spouse's illness has impacted their life together.
A laboring client has received an order for epidural anesthesia. In order to prevent the most common complication associated with this procedure, the nurse would expect to do which of the following?
A. Observe fetal heart rate variability. B. Rapidly infuse 500-1000 ml of intravenous fluids. C. Place the client in the semi-Fowler's position. D. Teach the client appropriate breathing techniques.
A client prescribed an albuterol (Proventil) via inhaler asks the nurse why they can't just take a pill. Which response should the nurse provide?
A. "When you inhale the prescription the blood supply in the lungs absorbs it rapidly resulting in quicker effects." B. "Oral prescriptions will not relieve your symptoms; you must have an inhaled prescription for relief of symptoms." C. "Oral prescriptions produce too many side effects." D. "The prescription cannot be absorbed in the GI tract because the acid in the stomach will destroy it."