The client is to receive a Mantoux test for tuberculosis. This ...

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The client is to receive a Mantoux test for tuberculosis. This test is administered via an intradermal injection. The nurse recognizes that which angle of injection is used for an intrader-mal injection?
 
  a. 15 degrees
  b. 30 degrees
  c. 45 degrees
  d. 90 degrees

Question 2

A patient has been diagnosed with terminal cancer of the liver and is receiving chemotherapy on a medical unit. In an in-depth conversation with the nurse, the patient states, It can't be happening to me.
 
   According to Kbler-Ross, with which of the following is this stage of dying associated? a. Anxiety
  b. Denial
  c. Confrontation
  d. Depression

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Answer to Question 1

A
The angle of injection for an intradermal injection is 5 to 15 degrees.
30 degrees is not the correct angle of injection.
Subcutaneous injections may be administered at a 45-degree angle.
Subcutaneous or intramuscular injections may be administered at a 90-degree angle.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A No stage of anxiety is found in Kbler-Ross's five stages of dying.
B According to Kbler-Ross, the patient is in the denial stage of dying. The patient may act as though nothing has happened, may refuse to believe or understand that a loss has occurred, and may seem stunned, as though it is unreal or difficult to believe.
C No stage of confrontation is found in Kbler-Ross's five stages of dying.
D During depression, the individual may feel overwhelmingly lonely and withdraw from interpersonal interaction. Depression is one of Kbler-Ross's five stages of dying but is not represented by this example.