Terminal illness is an illness or injury from which the patient is not likely to recover
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The client comes to the emergency room with a fever, diarrhea, and general malaise. Which information obtained during assessment provides clues to the nature of this illness?
A. The client is 52 years of age. B. The client is allergic to aspirin. C. The client just returned from a 14-day trip to Asia. D. The client received a blood transfusion 12 years ago.
The precautionary principle affirms that, when there is reasonable suspicion of harm of a new product, process, intervention, or technology and scientific uncertainty regarding cause and effect of this harm, people:
a. should rely on the developer to assure product safety. b. have few legal rights related to preventing harm. c. have a duty to take action to prevent harm. d. have to prove cause and effect before taking action.
Employment for new graduate nurses is scarce in your locale. What action might help the new graduate find out about job openings before others know about them?
a. Attend job fairs. b. Read the newspaper employment section. c. Read bulletin boards in health care agency personnel offices. d. Send resumes and cover letters to all health care agencies within the region.
Which is the most appropriate intervention for the parents of a 6-year-old child with precocious puberty?
a. Advise the parents to consider birth control for their daughter. b. Explain the importance of having the child foster relationships with same-age peers. c. Assure the child's parents that there is no increased risk for sexual abuse because of her appearance. d. Counsel parents that there is no treatment currently available for this disorder.