The nurse assesses a client's temperature to be 99.8 °F. Which nursing diagnosis would be appropriate for the client at this time?
A) Hyperthermia
B) Anxiety
C) Risk for Imbalanced Body Temperature
D) Deficient Fluid Volume
Answer: C
The client's temperature is slightly elevated, which places the client at risk for an imbalance in body temperature. Hyperthermia would be indicated if the client's temperature were greater than 102 °F. There is not enough information to determine whether the client is or is not experiencing anxiety or deficient fluid volume.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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The nurse learns that a family has decided not to accept medical intervention for a health care problem because paying for the care would drastically reduce the family's resources and ability to meet the needs of other family members
Ethically, which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse? a. Appreciate that the family has made the decision that it feels is best and take no further action if it is clear the family has made an informed choice. b. Stress that each individual in society has a right to health care and the family will have to create some way to raise funds for the needed treatment. c. Talk to the media to see whether a campaign to raise funds for the family can be created. d. Try to convince the agency to give the care for free, even if it means economic stress for the agency, because the medical need is obvious.
Which statement about Florence Nightingale's ideas about ethics is correct?
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