A patient allergic to penicillin is being evaluated for a gr…
A patient allergic to penicillin is being evaluated for a gram-negative infection. Which antimicrobial drug class would the health care provider be cautious in prescribing because of a possible cross sensitivity and/or allergic reaction based on the patient history?
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Days after receiving news that the current radiation therapy was not successful at shrinking the tumor, the patient is quiet, withdrawn and doesn’t converse freely any more with the nurse. The nurse suspects the patient is most likely in which stage of the grieving process based on these behaviors?
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While caring for a patient who suffered a traumatic injury to the spinal cord and sustained a head injury, the nurse would need to correct the action of the unlicensed assistive personnel if which of the following were observed post-operatively?
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The nurse overhears the parents of a toddler just diagnosed with cancer stating, “God, why him? Let me suffer this instead and I will make sure to give back to the community.” The nurse identifies the parents are experiencing which Kübler-Ross stages of Dying?
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