Hyperperistaltic sounds can indicate a bowel obstruction
A) True
B) False
A
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a. A nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment about a family's, individual's, or community's responses to actual or potential health problems. b. A nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment that identifies a specific disease condition or pathological state. c. Only a physician can make a medical diagnosis, but anyone can make a nursing diagnosis. d. The physician specifically defines medical interventions to be performed by the medical staff for treatment only after a nursing diagnosis is made.
The nursing instructor is discussing the gastrointestinal system. Why would the instructor discuss assessment of the oral cavity with her students?
A) Disorders such as pancreatitis cause stomatitis. B) Disorders such as cancer can be manifested by changes in the oral cavity. C) Disorders such as liver disease cause yellow patches of thrush. D) Disorders such as AIDS do not cause changes in the oral cavity.
Compared with testosterone patches, testosterone transdermal gel:
a. is less likely to be transferred to another person by skin-to-skin contact. b. is less effective. c. produces more consistent blood levels of the hormone. d. causes more local irritation.
A novice RN is caring for a patient who is saying that something is wrong. Vital signs are normal and there are no new specific findings. The novice RN calls another, more experienced
RN who briefly talks with the patient, calls the health care provider, and initiates a transfer to the ICU. Which statement is most likely true of the more experienced RN? a. The experienced RN is an advanced beginner with better assessment skills than the novice nurse. b. The experienced RN is proficient in assessment and the use of hospital protocol. c. The experienced RN is an expert nurse with intuitive judgment that the experienced nurse cannot quite explain. d. The experienced RN is arrogant, foolish, and likely to get in trouble for her assertive behavior.