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A nurse suspects a client is having a seizure. The priority intervention is to
 
  A) place the client on the side and ensure the airway is patent.
  B) determine whether the client has had seizures in the past.
  C) bring suction equipment to the bedside.
  D) initiate oxygen therapy.

Question 2

An older patient experiences an allergic reaction to latex. Which should the nurse explain to the patient about this allergy?
 
  1. You probably never realized that you had a latex allergy.
  2. Allergic reactions happen more often when you are sick.
  3. Allergic reactions can take up to 2 weeks with a latex allergy.
  4. You were receiving medication that caused the reaction to latex.



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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: Type IV hypersensitivity is also called delayed hypersensitivity. The normal reaction occurs within 1 to 14 days after exposure but it is slower in older adults. A latex allergy is type IV hypersensitivity.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
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