Which is the most life-threatening type of medication reaction?
a. Paradoxical reaction
b. Hypersensitivity reaction
c. Adverse reaction
d. Anaphylactic reaction
ANS: D
Occasionally, an allergic reaction is so severe that the patient has trouble breathing and his or her heart may stop. This life-threatening response is called an anaphylactic reaction.
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Which of the following beliefs or techniques are associated with person-centered/humanistic therapy? (Select all that apply.)
a. It stresses rethinking situations. b. It focuses on the whole person. c. It focuses on insights and finding the cause of problems. d. It works in the present. e. It is the basis of many nursing principles.
Phenomenological studies tend to involve fewer study participants than grounded theory studies
A) True B) False
The nurse is reviewing the characteristics and components of a client's urine. The client's urine appears very dilute. The client has been drinking 5,000 mL of fluid a day to attempt to flush a kidney stone out to avoid surgery
Based on this information, what would be the most likely specific gravity? A) 1.005 B) 1.010 C) 1.015 D) 1.020
A nurse includes well-being in her definition of health. What will the focus be when the nurse provides care to a family confronting the imminent death of a family member?
a. Sharing the nurse's knowledge of the physiology behind the client's symptoms and the appropriate interventions for comfort b. Administering pain medication so that the client can be kept comfortable c. Reinforcing the need for the whole family to adapt to the impending death d. Discussing the perceived meaning of life with the family