Medicine

when performing a physical assessment on a client, which term would the nurse use to describe a flat, poorly defined mass
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even though the quality of the cuyahoga river has been dramatically improved, what are some of the current pollutants that are a concern to scientists studying the health of the river today?
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the order is for 3 mg/kg iv daily in three divided doses. the client weighs 97 lbs. how many milligrams should the nurse administer per dose?
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which of the following best describes an example of negative feedback regulation in the endocrine system?
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a nurse working in a clinic for older adults is providing care to a client receiving treatment for xerostomia. the nurse interprets this condition as:
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The protein percent Daily Value is not required on the Nutrition Facts label because
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When __________ persists, it can prevent the heart from pumping enough blood and result in faintness.
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the nurse is measuring the body temperature of four clients in a clinical setting. which client is in need of rewarming through cardiopulmonary bypass?
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the nurse is providing client teaching regarding glaucoma. which instructions are important to include in the teaching plan? select all that apply.
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the nurse is caring for a client with an impaired immune system. the nurse is concerned about the client acquiring a healthcare-associated infection (hai). what intervention would the nurse focus on to help control hais?
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in patients with asthma, an increased thickness of the airways causes a local reduction in stress through the airway walls. the effect can be as much as a 50 \% reduction in the local shear modulus of the airways of an asthmatic patient compared to those of a healthy person. calculate the ratio of the shear strain in an asthmatic airway to that of a healthy airway.
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type of ultrasound used primarily evaluate blood flow processing the echoes from moving structures
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a client is admitted to the emergency department several hours after a motor vehicle crash. the car's driver-side airbag was activated during the accident. which assessment requires the nurse's immediate intervention?
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a 30-year-old woman experiences intense abdominal pain. it is worst during her period but also occurs during ovulation. she has been unable to conceive a child despite several years of trying. the most likely diagnosis is
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which patients are at greater risk for poor outcomes due to fragmentation of care?
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which nursing concern is appropriate for designing educational interventions for a single parent who leaves their toddler unattended in the bathtub?
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a nurse is educating a primigravida client about the expected changes during pregnancy. which measure will provide anticipatory guidance about pregnancy?
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data on marijuana use can be used to make a broader statement that illicit drug use among high school seniors has not changed a great deal in the past 20 years because
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after teaching a group of nursing students about the joint commission and national patient safety goals (npsg), the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies that the npsg is updated at which frequency?
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a client who has been hospitalized with celiac disease is making dietary choices for upcoming meals. which foods are appropriate for the client?
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a client who will undergo thyroidectomy at a later date has been started on medication therapy with potassium iodide. as the licensed practical nurse (lpn) prepares to administer a scheduled dose, the client states that there is a burning sensation and a brassy taste in the mouth. which action would the lpn take?
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a 2-year-old client is diagnosed with stomach flu and is suffering from vomiting and diarrhea. what is the most important factor in determining the correct dosage for his infection?
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the nurse is working with a client who has been diagnosed with prinzmetal's (variant) angina. the nurse plans to reinforce which information about this type of angina when teaching the client?
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FILL THE BLANK Toward the development of the __________ of drug use, monkey and rats were given intravenous catheters for self-administration of morphine.
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