A client has a history of being treated for ulcerative colitis. The nurse realizes that a life-threatening complication of this disorder is:
1. Crohn's disease.
2. small bowel obstruction.
3. peptic ulcer disease.
4. toxic megacolon.
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Toxic megacolon is a life-threatening complication of ulcerative colitis, and it requires immediate surgical intervention. Crohn's disease, small bowel obstruction, and peptic ulcer disease are not life-threatening complications of ulcerative colitis.
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a. Never leave them unattended b. Turn pot handles on stoves away from reach c. Turn hot water on first when filling the bathtub d. Keep side rails up on the crib
Data that are the pieces of information observed or measured by the nurse are known as ________ data
a. nursing b. medical c. subjective d. objective
Of the following communities, which had a poor reaction to a disaster?
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