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cabate · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The outpatient clinic nurse is collecting a health history on a 78-year-old patient who has a history of emphysema. Which annual immunization is most important for the patient to receive?

a. Tetanus
b. Influenza
c. Pneumonia
d. Hepatitis B

Question 2

The nurse is caring for an adult patient with a history of seizures. In the event of a seizure, the nurse should document which information? (Select all that apply.)

a. Duration of seizure
b. Location of initiation of seizure
c. Description of movements
d. Family's reaction during the seizure
e. Presence of incontinence

meganlapinski · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
The CDC recommends that older adults, people with respiratory impairment, and health care workers acquire an annual influenza immunization. A pneumonia vaccination is important for this patient, but it is not given on a yearly basis. Tetanus and hepatitis B are recommended for most individuals but are not given annually.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, C, E
The nurse should document seizure duration, location of seizure initiation, description of unila-teral or bilateral movement, and presence of incontinence. The family's reaction to the seizure is not included in documentation of a seizure.