More severe inflammation of the appendix may lead to rupture and peritonitis. For this reason, it is a common practice to perform an exploratory operation and remove the appendix in patients in whom appendicitis is suspected
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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a. authoritarian b. democratic c. laissez-faire d. servant
A nursing instructor is talking with her clinical group about patients with acute glomerulonephritis. The instructor tells the students that the patient may exhibit which of the following clinical manifestations?
A) Hematuria B) Decrease in serum creatinine levels C) Hypotension D) Glucosuria
When a nurse cares for a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the nurse remembers this disease is an example of:
a. autoimmunity. b. alloimmunity. c. homoimmunity. d. alleimmunity.
You are caring for Adriana, a psychiatric–mental health client who has just been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The physician has ordered medication for Adriana. Which class of medications, if prescribed, would the nurse question? You are caring
for Adriana, a psychiatric–mental health client who has just been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The physician has ordered medication for Adriana. Which class of medications, if prescribed, would the nurse question?