A patient is scheduled for an exploratory surgery for cancer. What causes the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone in response to stress?

A) Growth hormone release–inhibiting hormone (Somatostatin)
B) Corticotropin-releasing hormone or factor (CRH or CRF)
C) Growth hormone–releasing hormone (GHRH)
D) Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)


B

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A) To maintain nutritional intake B) To maintain fluid intake C) To maintain cardiac output D) To maintain urine output

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County Hospital has purchased a computerized reporting system for reporting incidents, including acts of violence. Violence reports are aggregated, trended, and used to mitigate future incidences of workplace violence

This type of management framework is _____ management. a. risk b. threat c. total quality d. human resources

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A client with macular degeneration tells the nurse that his vision seems to have stopped getting worse with a change in his diet. The nurse realizes the client most likely has implemented which of the following?

1. Low fat diet 2. High carbohydrate diet 3. Low protein diet 4. High antioxidant diet

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You are reviewing the plan of care for E.B. Which of these care activities can be safely

delegated to the nursing assistive personnel (NAP)? Select all that apply. a. Rewrapping the residual limb bandage b. Checking E.B.'s vital signs c. Assessing E.B.'s IV insertion site d. Assisting E.B. with repositioning in the bed e. Asking E.B. to report his level of pain on a 1-to-10 scale

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