A patient has been experiencing fatigue and prolonged symptoms of a cold that started after beginning a new job and a family member moved in. Which reaction should the nurse suspect is occurring in this patient?
A. A reduction in norepinephrine secretion
B. A drop in mineralocorticoid secretion
C. An increase in glucocorticoid secretion
D. An increase in epinephrine secretion
Answer: C
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In which situation would a baseline fetal heart rate of 160 to 170 beats/min be considered a normal finding?
a. The fetus is at 30 weeks of gestation. b. The mother has been given an epidural block. c. The mother has a history of fast labors. d. The mother has mild preeclampsia but is not in labor.
A patient with quadriplegia presents to the outpatient clinic with an ischial wound that extends through the epidermis into the dermis. When documenting the depth of the wound, how would the nurse classify it?
1) Partial-thickness wound 2) Penetrating wound 3) Superficial wound 4) Full-thickness wound
The nurse completed discharge teaching for the family of a child with a urinary tract infection. Which of the following statements by one of the caregivers would indicate an understanding of the nurse's teaching about the antibiotics?
a. "We will stop the antibiotics then the child is fever free or the urine culture comes back negative." b. "We will give the antibiotics until they are all gone, even if the child is feeling well and looks well." c. "We will fill half the prescription for antibiotics and if there are still symptoms then those are gone, we will fill the other half." d. "We will save a few of the antibiotic tablets and then the next time our child has this problem, we can start them early."
Which client would a nurse determine to be the most likely candidate for involuntary commitment? The client who:
A) Refuses to take the prescribed medication B) Is screaming in the street disturbing neighbors C) Refuses to participate in the planned therapy D) Is homeless and has been diagnosed with a mental disorder