The nurse is caring for a newborn with hyaline membrane disease. Which statement is the best explanation of this disorder?
A) The infant's liver is unable to manage the bilirubin produced by hemolysis
B) The infant has bleeding into the ventricles of the brain
C) The infant's lungs are immature and deficient in surfactant
D) The infant has a degenerative disease of the retina
Ans: C
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a. Protein c. Zinc b. Calcium d. Iron
The client with type 2 diabetes has recently been changed from the oral antidiabetic agents glyburide (Micronase) and metformin (Glucophage) to glyburide-metformin (Glucovance)
The nurse includes which information in the teaching about this medication? a. "Glucovance is more effective than gly-buride and metformin." b. "Glucovance contains a combination of glyburide and metformin." c. "Glucovance is a new oral insulin and replaces all other oral antidiabetic agents." d. "Your diabetes is improving and you now need only one drug."
According to NANDA (2012), a disorder that occurs after the death of a significant other or any loss perceived as significant to the individual, in which the experience of distress accompanying bereavement fails to follow normative expectations and
manifests in functional impairment, is referred to as________________________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word