An client is admitted to the hospital after a round of chemotherapy with a BUN of 22 . A normal blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is:
a. 0-3 mg/dL c. 5-20 mg/dL
b. 5-10 mg/dL d. 20-30 mg?dL
C
The Blood Urea Nitrogen is an expression of the amount of urea nitrogen buildup in the body. An elevated BUN can result from dehydration, infection, cancer treatment, or steroid use. A normal BUN is 5–20 mg/dL.
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Which conditions would help the nurse decide that it is ethical to administer the medication through the application of the concept of double effect? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. The medication has been proven effective in the treatment of cancer. 2. The nurse is administering the medication to achieve treatment of the cancer. 3. The harmful effect must not occur in order for the medication to be successful in treating the cancer. 4. The benefits of using this medication are more likely to occur than are the undesired actions of the medication. 5. The patient must agree to accept the possibility of undesired effects of the medication.
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1. "There is a 50% chance of recurrence in a future pregnancy." 2. "There is a very low chance of recurrence." 3. "It should not happen again with a future pregnancy." 4. "There is a strong chance of recurrence."
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1. "I cannot take the medications that control HIV during my pregnancy because they will harm the baby." 2. "My baby will probably be born with anti-HIV antibodies, but that doesn't mean it is infected." 3. "The pregnancy will increase the progression of my disease and will reduce my CD4 counts." 4. "The HIV won't affect my baby, and I will have a low-risk pregnancy without additional testing."