The caregiver of a child diagnosed with celiac disease tells the nurse that the child has large amounts of bulky stools and what looks like fat in the stools. The clinical manifestation this caregiver is describing is:
What will be an ideal response?
steatorrhea
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An intramuscular dose of antipsychotic medication needs to be given to a patient who is becoming increasingly more aggressive. The patient is in the day room. Which intervention would be safest and most appropriate?
a. Enter the day room and say, "Would you like to come to your room and take some medication that your doctor has ordered for you?" b. Take three staff members as backup and say, "Please come to your room so I can give you some medication that will help you feel more comfortable.". c. Take two male aides with you and tell the patient, "You can come to your room willingly so I can give you this medicine, or we will have to take you there.". d. Four staff should clear the room of patients, restrain the target patient, then administer the PRN medication and continue to hold him until he calms.
Edema over the coccyx of a bedridden client is a result of what type of pressures, forces, or influences?
A. Filtration from the plasma volume to the interstitial space as a result of increased capillary hydrostatic pressure B. Filtration from the plasma volume to the interstitial space as a result of decreased capillary hydrostatic pressure C. Osmosis from the interstitial space to the plasma volume as a result of increased cellular osmotic pressure D. Osmosis from the interstitial space to the plasma volume as a result of decreased cellular osmotic pressure
You are removing used linens from a person's bed. Which is correct?
a. Remove all used linens at once. b. Roll each piece away from you. c. Keep the side that touched the person outside the roll. d. Place used linens on the floor.
Which of the following is an example of an aggregate or population?
1. Students in a county school system 2. Christians around the world 3. A patient in the intensive care unit at the local hospital 4. People who play cards together once a week at private homes