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TestBankforMedical-SurgicalNursingCriticalThinkinginClientCare,4thEditionPriscillaLeMon
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1. The nurse is caring for four clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should thenurse see initially?1.A client admitted with hepatitis A who has had severe diarrhea for the last24 hours2.A ... client admitted with pneumonia who is has small amounts of yellowproductive sputum3.A client admitted with fever of unknown origin (FUO) who has beenwithout fever for the last 48 hours4.A client admitted with a wound infection whose WBC is 8,500 mm3Answer: 1Rationale: The nurse must decide which client should be seen on the initial rounds of theday. The nurse must remember that the first client to be seen should be the client who needs the attention of the nurse initially. A client with hepatitis A does experience diarrhea, but diarrhea for the last 24 hours could cause the client to have a problem with dehydration and experience a state of fluid volume deficit [Show More]
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