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gloves?


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dgAssistinggduringgangamniotomygS
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dgforgthegnursegtogcallgthegphysiciangforgtreatmentgorders?

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Hegshouldgtrygtogavoidgthegfightgorgflightgresponse.

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llowinggstatementsgindicatesgclientgunderstanding?

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g“I’llgeatgaglotgofgfreshgvegetablesgandgfruits.”


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hatgwhichgofgthegfollowinggtestsgcouldgbegcompletedgtogassessgthegabdomengandgstillgmeetgthegclient’sgwishes?

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ed,grapidgspeech;gelevatedgpulsegandgbloodgpressure;gpalpitations;gandgpreoccupationgwithghergpain,gdespitegnegat
ivegresultsgfromgaggastroscopy.gThegnursegformulatesgwhichgofgthegfollowinggasgthegprioritygnursinggdiagnosis?

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onsegis:

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Yourgfetusgwillgbegingmovinggatgaboutg20gweek’sggestation.”
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onth.”



Thegmothergofganginfantgwhogunderwentgsurgerygtogrepairghypospadiasgasksgthegnursegwhygtheginfantgisgdiaperedg
asgshown.gThegnursegwouldgrespondgthatgthisgmethodgofgdiaperinggwillghelpgto:

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videgforgmaximumgabsorptiongofgurine.
Providegoptimalgprotectiongofgperinealgskingfromginfectedgurine.

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Ag56-year-
oldgclientgreportsgtogthegnursegthatghisgsleepgpatternsgaregdifferentgthangwhenghegwasgyounger.gThegnurseganticipatesgth
atgthisgclientgisglikelygtogbegexperiencinggwhichgnormalgdevelopmentalgpattern?

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gdecreasegingStagegIVgnon-REMg(NREM) gsleep.
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Thegmouthgandgnosegaregbeinggsuctioned.

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Ang86-year-
oldgclientgwillgbegundergoinggagsurgicalgprocedure.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggchangesgwouldgthegnursegmakeging
theginformedgconsentgprocessgforgthisgelderlygclient?

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Encouraginggthegfamilygmembersgtogmakegthegdecisiongforgthegclient
Encouraginggthegclientgtogsigngimmediatelygbeforegthegclientgforgetsgthegpurposegofgthegsurg
erygProvidinggthegclientgwithgreadinggmaterialgaboutgthegsurgerygandgthegpostoperativeginstru
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oldgwomangvisitsgthegambulatorygclinicgwithgreportsgofghavinggdifficultygreadinggandgdoinggneedleworkgbecauseg
ofgvisualgdistortionsgwithgblurringgofgimagesgdirectlygingtheglinegofgvision.gThegperipheralgvisiongassessmentgbygt
hegnursegyieldsgnormalgfindings.gThegnursegsuspectsgthatgthisgclientgisgexperiencinggwhichgofgthegfollowinggvisual
gproblems?


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“Igneedgtogliegdowngforganghourgaftergeachgmeal.”
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emeticgcouldgprovidegbettergrelief.”

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stgoptionsgindicatesgclientgunderstandinggofgthegrecommendedgdiet?

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Twogpoachedgeggs,ghashgbrowngpotatoes,gwholegmilkg
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cegOnegcupgofgoatmealgwithgskimgmilk,g1/2ggrapefruit,gco
ffee

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sponsesgbygagnursegtogthegclient’sgconcerngisgmostgtherapeutic?

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qualifiedgforgthegjobgtheygdo.”g“Havegyoughadgagbad
gexperiencegingthegOR?”
“You’regconcernedgaboutgthegpersonnel,gbutgyoughavegnogneedgtogworry.”
“Cangyougtellgmegaboutgwhygyougareginterestedgingthegpersonnel?”



Thegnursegisgassignedgtogthegcaregofgagclientgreceivinggradiationgtherapygforgcancer.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggactivi
tiesgneededgingthegcaregofgagclientgreceivinggexternalgbeamgradiationgtherapygcouldgbegsafelygdelegatedgtogangunli
censedgassistivegpersong(UAP)gworkinggongthegnursinggunit?gSelectgallgthatgapply.

Observegthegskingsitegfollowinggagtreatmentgsession.
Documentgintakegfromgthegmealgtrays.
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Exploreghowgthegclientgisgcopinggwithgtreatment.
Assistgthegclientgtogambulategingtheghall.

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