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5ofh5theh5day.h5Theh5nurseh5musth5rememberh5thath5theh5firsth5client h5toh5beh5seenh5shoul

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5hepatitish5Ah5doesh5experienceh5diarrhea,h5buth5diarrheah5forh5theh5lasth524h5hoursh5cou

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ateh5ofh5fluidh5volumeh5deficit.

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throughh5clinic.h5Whichh5statementh5byh5ah5clienth5wouldh5indicateh5furtherh5questioningh5pri
orh5toh5givingh5theh5clienth5theh5influenzah5vaccine?

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4. “Myh5husbandh5hadh5ah5severeh5allergich5reactionh5afterh5heh5receivedh5hish5infl
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Answer:h53

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sequelaeh5ofh5influenza.h5Theh5nurseh5shouldh5beh5awareh5thath5clienth5withh5ah5sensitivi
tyh5toh5eggsh5shouldh5noth5receiveh5theh5vaccine.h5Vaccinesh5preparedh5fromh5chickenh5
orh5duckh5embryosh5areh5contraindicatedh5inh5clientsh5whoh5areh5allergich5toh5eggs.

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Cognitiveh5Level:h5Application
Clienth5Needs:h5Safe,h5Effectiveh5Careh5Environmenth5
Nursingh5Process:h5Assessment


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surgicalh5unit.h5Theh5secretaryh5givesh5theh5nurseh5theh5morningh5labs.h5Whichh5ofh5theh5follo
wingh5labsh5wouldh5requireh5thath5theh5nurseh5callh5theh5physicianh5andh5informh5theh5healthca
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heckedh5frequentlyh5throughouth5theh5shifth5toh5assessh5forh5anyh5abnormalities.h5Theh5WBCh5i
nh5optionh51h5ish5abnormal.h5(Normalh5WBCh54,000–
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nceh5ofh5standardh5precautions.h5Whichh5ofh5theh5followingh5observationsh5byh5theh5nurseh5
wouldh5requireh5furtherh5educationh5regardingh5standardh5precautions?

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4. Theh5graduateh5nurseh5leavesh5allh5suppliesh5inh5theh5roomh5ofh5ah5clienth5w
hoh5ish5inh5contacth5isolation.

Answer:h52

Rationale:h5Theh5nurseh5musth5haveh5anh5understandingh5ofh5standardh5precautions.h5Preventi
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Publisher: 2008 ISBN: 9780130389008 Edition: Unknown

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