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 A client who has severe rheumatoid arthritis has been receiving maintenance therapy of prednisolone: 10mg/day for the past six (6) weeks. A priority patient teaching point for the nurse to stress with this client  is to instruct the client to immediately report symptoms of:              

Which of the following individuals has the highest priority for receiving seasonal influenza vaccination?    

A patient who has been newly diagnosed with HIV has many questions about the effectiveness of drug therapy.  After a teaching session, which statement by the patient reflects a need for more education?

A client with COPD and the comorbidity of Type I Diabetes. The client is being treated with prednisolone. The following are the client’s blood gas results:              pH: 7.30  PaCO2: 35   HCO: 18.     The nurse knows that these results are interpreted as:                                  

The nurse is providing preoperative teaching for the patient/client who is to undergo a total laryngectomy in the morning.  Which nursing intervention is most important at this time in the patient/client’s management of care?      

Influenza pandemics are likely to be more catastrophic than other anticipated public health problems because they:  SELECT ALL THAT APPLY 1.  Last longer than other emergency events. 2.  Specifically target the urban demographic population. 3.  Often occur in “waves”. 4.  Discourage people from getting the annual flu vaccine. 5.  Increase the need for medical equipment and reduce the available supply.

The client with a laryngectomy does not want his family to see him.   He indicates that he thinks the opening in his throat is disgusting.  What would the nurse’s best intervention be?                   

In Baroque operas and cantatas, this emotion is associated with a descending bass line  particularly when the composition was in a minor key.

This singing style provides the audience with character development. it expresses feeling or emotion rather than narrating the drama’s action. All or part of the orchestra, including the basso continuo, accompanies the singer.

An advocate for what has come to be called “chance music,” this composer felt it was unnecessary for music to develop, climax, or be goal-oriented.  One composition consisted of amplifying and broadcasting the sounds resulting from chopping vegetables, grinding them up, and drinking the juice