A patient is diagnosed with duodenal ulcers caused by a highly acidic gastrointestinal environment. The nurse explains that this condition may be related to deficiency in which hormone?
1. Secretin
2. Lipase
3. Elastase
4. Amylase
Answer: 1
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a. How educated is the patient? b. How does the patient describe his or her health? c. Is the patient well-nourished? d. Has the patient had treatment for emotional problems?
Nursing interventions to reduce the complications of menopause include
a. restricting calories to enhance weight loss b. restricting activity to decrease the chance of falling c. maintaining a diet high in calcium d. taking an iron supplement
A parent asks the nurse why her children get fewer ear infections as they grow older. The nurse's answer would be based on knowledge that, as compared with older children and adults, the in-fant's eustachian tube is proportionately:
1. Shorter, wider, and more horizontal. 2. Shorter, narrower, and more horizontal. 3. Shorter, narrower, and more diagonal. 4. Shorter, wider, and more diagonal.
The roles of the state boards of nursing can include:
a. overseeing schools of nursing within the states. b. enforcing the individual state's nurse practice acts. c. disciplining nurses. d. all of the above.