Which is an inherited, eventually fatal disease of the exocrine cells that is carried by a recessive gene?

The student who fails her finals is told she is out of the nursing program. She goes home and verbally abuses family members. This type of behavior is known as ___________________

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When assisting a labor client with her breathing techniques, the nurse knows the client will use which of these breathing methods during the transition phase of labor?

a. breath holding and pushing c. slow, deep chest b. shallow d. pant-blow

The nurse is using Bowlby's phases of mourning as a framework for assessing the client's re-sponse to the traumatic loss of her leg. During the "yearning and searching" phase, the nurse an-ticipates that the client may respond by:

1. Crying intermittently 2. Becoming angry at the nurse 3. Acting stunned by the eventual loss 4. Discussing the change in role that will occur

The nurse is caring for a patient who is on strict bed rest. Her medical history includes partial paralysis from a stroke suffered several years ago. There is also evidence of early dementia

The nurse correctly recognizes the patient is at an increased risk for which of the following complications? A) Altered gait B) Prone to fractures C) Suffer from edema D) Muscle atrophy