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Colace is a stool softener that acts by pulling more water into the bowel lumen, making the stool soft and easier to evacuate. Basic Care and Comfort

A simple cold without fever does not preclude vaccination. Choices 1 and 2 are incorrect because pregnant women and immunocompromised individuals cannot have the MMR vaccine because the rubella component is a live virus and might cause birth defects and/or disease. Choice 3 is incorrect because the American Academy of Pediatrics states, "Persons who have experienced anaphylactic reactions to topically or systemically administered neomycin should not receive measles vaccine." Pharmacological Therapies

Threading the bag and tubing through the gown sleeve keeps the system intact. Opening an intravenous line causes a break in a sterile system and introduces the potential for infection. Cutting a gown off is not an alternative except in an emergency. IV gowns, which open along sleeves, are widely available.Basic Care and Comfort

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Choice 3 is indicative of a tension pneumothorax, which is considered a medical emergency. The respiratory system is severely compromised and venous return to the heart is affected. The mediastinal shift is to the unaffected side. Choice 1 contains symptoms of pleurisy, and Choice 2 lists symptoms of bronchitis. Neither are emergencies. The client in Choice 4 should expect difficulty breathing after exercise when asthma is an existing condition and might need immediate attention if his rescue inhaler is ineffective. Physiological Adaptation

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Normal saline is 0.9% sodium chloride. This solution has the same osmolarity as blood. Its use does not cause lysis of cells. Choices 2 and 3 are hypotonic solutions that can cause cell lysis. Choice 4 is an anticoagulant.
Pharmacological Therapies