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A nurse is caring for a patient with a serious bacterial infection. The patient is dehydrated. Knowledge of the physical effects of the infection would support which of the following nursing diagnoses?
 
  A) High Risk for Infection
  B) Excess Fluid Volume
  C) Risk for Imbalanced Body Temperature
  D) Risk for Latex Allergy Response

Question 2

A home health nurse is completing a health history for a patient. What is one question that is important to ask to identify a latex allergy for this patient?
 
  A) Have you ever had an allergic reaction to shellfish or iodine?
  B) Tell me what you use to wash your hands after toileting.
  C) When you were a child, did you have frequent infections?
  D) Have you had any unusual symptoms after blowing up balloons?



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D



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