MC A local hospital has established outreach clinics in the community to provide health care. Several staff members within the clinic component refuse to go to some of the outreach clinics claiming that the clinics are in a bad section
of the community and the residents there are not interested in health promotion. These staff members are displaying:
A. Cultural pre-competence.
B. Cultural blindness.
C. Cultural incapacity.
D. Cultural destructiveness.
D. Cultural destructiveness.
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1. "Drug allergies occur with very small amounts of drug." 2. "The symptoms of drug allergies are unrelated to the pharmacologic actions of the drug." 3. "Drug allergies require a previous exposure to the drug." 4. "The symptoms of a drug allergy are produced by an underactive response by the body's defenses." 5. "The severity of the allergic response is directly related to the dose of the drug."
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A) Prepare the family for the surgery B) Make sure the patient understands home care C) Ascertain the patient's functional reserve D) Determine whether the patient is likely to survive and recover from the surgery E) Ensure that the patient is in optimal condition for surgery
A client is taking lovastatin (Mevacor). Which serum level is most important for the nurse to monitor?
a. Blood urea nitrogen b. Complete blood count c. Cardiac enzymes d. Liver enzymes