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corkyiscool3328

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The nurse caring for clients in the hospital setting asks the clients if they take any herbal supplements or homeopathic remedies. Why is this information important?
 
  A) To continue the patient's personal regimen in the hospital
  B) To encourage the client to provide personal information
  C) To determine if the client has any drug allergies
  D) To prevent drug interactions with prescribed medications

Question 2

Which precaution should a nurse take when assessing the body temperature of a client when using the oral measurement?
 
  A) Wait if the client has had cold water before measurement.
  B) Ensure that the client is resting during the measurement.
  C) Ensure that the client is not wearing any constrictive clothing.
  D) Record the temperature to the even six-tenths of a degree.



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Answer to Question 1

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The primary care provider may not be aware that the client takes supplements of herbs or homeopathic remedies. Herbs and homeopathic remedies may have potential drug interactions with a prescribed medication. The supplement may potentially increase or decrease the desired effect of the medication or treatment. Combinations of herbal supplements or of supplements and prescribed medications may also produce life-threatening adverse effects.

Answer to Question 2

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If the client has had a hot or a cold drink, the nurse should wait 15 minutes before taking a mouth temperature; the temporary effects of heat or cold will then disappear from mouth tissues. When measuring blood pressure (BP), the client needs to be rested and quiet, and not be wearing constrictive clothing so the brachial pulse is easily accessible. The nurse should record the temperature to the even two-tenths of a degree on the client's graphic record.



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