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How should a situation be handled in cases where a nurse's personal beliefs differ from the care or education being provided? Examples: vaccines, surgical procedures, blood transfusion, etc. - ANS Nurses should practice healthcare with respect for human rights, cultural rights, the right to life and choice, and dignity, and to treat patients and others with respect Healthcare is a right to all individuals, including the right to choose or decline care, the right to accept or re...

A practitioner asks the nurse to witness an informed consent. Which patient does the nurse identify is unable to give an informed consent for surgery? 1) 16 year old boy who is married 2) 35 year old woman who is depressed 3) 50 year old woman who does not speak English 4) 65 year old man who has received a narcotic for pain. - ANS Correct Answer: 4 (Narcotics depress the CNS, including decision-making abilities. 1 - Because legally anyone under 18 who is married can make the de...

A nurse is working with a patient who was diagnosed with HIV several months earlier. The nurse should recognize that a patient with HIV is considered to have AIDS at the point when the CD4+ T-lymphocyte cell count drops below what threshold? A) 75 cells/mm3 of blood B) 200 cells/mm3 of blood C) 325 cells/mm3 of blood D) 450 cells/mm3 of blood - ANS B) 200 cells/mm3 of blood When CD4+ T-cell levels drop below 200 cells/mm3 of blood, the person is said to have AIDS. A nurse is...

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