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yoooooman

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on: Jul 17, 2018
Which statement best assists the nurse in planning care for the patient who is not adhering to the treatment regimen?
 
  a. Patients' health attitudes directly affect behavior and therefore influence adherence.
  b. Patients usually go to the hospital without preconceived ideas about what is wrong with them.
  c. Most patients adhere to the advice of health care providers even if they do not believe that the treatment will work.
  d. Noncompliance with prescribed treatment is irrational behavior.

Question 2

Which patient would the nurse see first at the start of the shift?
 
  a. A patient admitted yesterday with osteomyelitis of the right arm with a T of 101.0F
  b. A patient with hepatic encephalopathy who is being rude to the nursing assistant
  c. A patient with lupus who has been on long-term corticosteroids and whose blood sugar is 180
  d. A patient with circumferential burns of the right leg who is complaining of numbness in the right foot


matt95

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Reply #1 on: Jul 17, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


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