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You are doing a preoperative assessment on a patient going to surgery. The patient informs you that he drinks six to eight beers each day and has for the last 15 years. What postoperative difficulties can the nurse anticipate for this patient?
 
  A) Delirium tremens immediately following surgery
  B) Delirium tremens within 72 hours after his last alcohol drink
  C) Delirium tremens upon administration of general anesthesia
  D) Delirium tremens 1 week after his last alcohol drink

Question 2

The nurse is preparing a list of patients who will need the annual influenza inoculation. Which older adult will most likely refuse this vaccination?
 
  A) A 71-year-old Christian Scientist
  B) A 68-year-old man who attends a Unitarian church
  C) A 68-year-old female patient who identifies herself on admission as a Jehovah's Witness
  D) A 78-year-old who says that she is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
Christian Science is a religion based on the use of faith for healing. Christian Scientists may decline drugs, psychotherapy, hypnotism, vaccination, and some other treatments. The other religions and beliefs do not specify that vaccinations are to be avoided.


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