Medicine

what is the most accurate method for taking a temperature?why?
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which gland in the patient's body will initiate general adaptation syndrome
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the first principle of diet planning is that the foods we choose must provide energy and the essential nutrients, such as:
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mark is experiencing the following symptoms after taking a drug: he feels an initial rush of ecstasy, has great self-confidence and has lost all his worries and fears. at the same time, he is feeling drowsy and relaxed. which of the following drugs is mark most likely to have taken?
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in choosing between two types of canned soup with regard to the best source of calcium, what information would you look for?
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the nurse is caring for a client who is a newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic. the client appears willing to learn how to manage the disease by stating, 'i will take insulin regularly to maintain my blood sugar levels. which inference would the nurse make from this information?
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upon assessment of a client's wound, the nurse notes the formation of granulation tissue. the tissue bleeds easily when the nurse performs wound care. what is the phase of wound healing characterized by the nurse's assessment?
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a case-control study was carried out to assess the impact of estrogen treatments on endometrial cancer. a total of 230 women with endometrial cancer, and a total of 170 control subjects were recruited into the study
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a primary health care provider's prescription reads acetaminophen liquid, 450 mg orally every 4 hours prn (as needed) for pain. the medication label reads 160 mg/5 ml. the nurse prepares how many milliliters to administer 1 dose?
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the nurse should advise a client with iron deficiency anemia to take which action in order to prevent staining of the teeth?
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the nurse is aware of the importance of synchronization of the atrial and ventricular events in the maintenance of normal cardiac function. what are the physiologic characteristics of the nodal and purkinje cells that provide this synchronization? select all that apply.
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a nurse is caring for a client at a health care facility who is undergoing nicotine withdrawal therapy and has been prescribed a nicotine patch. which is true with regard to the application of a transdermal patch?
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which stage of a client's grieving is the family likely to require more emotional nursing care than the client?
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10.In what situations should one attempt to correlate the glucose results with the ketone results?
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assessment of an older adult reveals that the client is experiencing loneliness. when developing the plan of care for this client, which intervention would be most appropriate for the nurse to include to address this problem?
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The nurse determines that teaching has been effective when the mother makes which statements about administering levothyroxine (Synthroid) to her infant child?Select all that apply.a. "I will give the medication with meals three times a day."b. "I can mix the medication in a small amount of applesauce for my infant."c. "Levothyroxine therapy will help resolve the symptoms of diarrhea, and weight loss."d. "I can dissolve levothyroxine in a small amount of water and administer by syringe to the infant."e. "I understand the dose of levothyroxine may change as my child grows."f. "I understand the dose of the medication is changed based on lab values."
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a 49-year-old client is admitted to the emergency department frightened and reporting hearing voices telling the client to do bad things. which intervention should be the nurses priority?
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the nurse working on a pediatric floor understands the importance of diagnosing inborn errors of metabolism early. a child with a suspected problem must have blood urea nitrogen (bun) and creatinine testing done. which is the purpose of these two tests?
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a 64-year-old man has sought care because of recent lower leg pain that occurs when he walks and diminishes when he rests. the nurse recognizes that this patient is experiencing intermittent claudication. what should the nurse suspect from this finding?
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the nurse is providing dietary instructions to the client with anemia. the client tells the nurse that the iron pills are very expensive, and it will be difficult to pay for the pills and buy the proper food. what is the most appropriate nursing response?
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which specialized care training would the nurse include when preparing families of high-risk newborns for discharge?
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psilocybe mexicana and psilocybe cubensis are examples of 1. anticholinergics. 2. psychoactive mushrooms. 3. plants containing mescaline. 4. poisonous fungi.
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nurses work to serve the population, and they know that which priority population needs to be served by care coordination?
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which extrapyramidal side effect is noted by a client who has bradykinesia and a shuffling gait?
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