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The nurse cares for a client brought to the clinic after being stung by a wasp.  Upon arrival, the client is anxious and having difficulty breathing.  Which is the initial PRIORITY action for the nurse to take?

The nurse cares for a client prior to surgery.  The client asks the nurse “What is an advantage of a regional anesthesia over a general anesthesia?”  Which is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse administers an intravenous antibiotic to a client.  Which initial manifestation would the nurse expect to see with an allergic response to the drug?

The nurse is providing instructions to a client for an upcoming surgery, which statement will the nurse include in the instructions?

The nurse cares for a client in a community health clinic who reports a new onset of fatigue and headache.  The result of a “rapid” HIV antigen-antibody test is positive.  Which statement by the nurse is appropriate to include at this time?

A client diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) tells the nurse, “I feel obsessed with morbid thoughts about dying.”  Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

The operating room nurse follows universal protocol while caring for a client scheduled for a vaginal hysterectomy (removal of the uterus through the vagina).  According to this protocol, which intervention is required to be performed in the operating room?

Let be the portion of the cone contained in the cylinder . If this surface has a density of

Always question the patient about any allergies to drugs, including over-the-counter  (OTC) and herbal supplements, food, or environmental factors because true allergic reactions can be very serious, even life threatening. If the patient indicates they do not have any allergies:

Set up, but do not evaluate, an integral using spherical coordinates to find the volume of the solid inside the sphere and below the cone