A patient comes to the clinic and requests testing for HIV infection. Before administering testing, what is the most important for the nurse to do?
a. ask the patient to identify all sexual partners
b. determine when the patient thinks exposure to HIV occurred
c. explain that all test results must be repeated at least twice to be valid
d. discuss the prevention practices to prevent transmission of HIV to others
b. determine when the patient thinks exposure to HIV occurred
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a. lightening. b. Braxton-Hicks contractions. c. initiation of labor. d. engagement.
When assessing an individual with depression, it is important for the clinician to:
A. Ask if there are thoughts of suicide B. Ask if there is a plan for suicide C. Ask if the individual wants to harm others D. All of the above
The client is to receive eyedrops for glaucoma. What is the correct method of administration?
1. Place the drop in the center of the eye. 2. Place the drop so it falls on the white part of the eye. 3. Place the drop in the conjunctival sac below the eye. 4. Turn the head to the side so that the drop flows to the outer corner.
The word percent means
A. "per medication." B. "per thousand." C. "per hundred." D. "per calculation."