An adult patient presents to the Emergency Department after having a rock hit his eye while weeding along a ditch near a busy highway. The event occurred several hours earlier. The nurse assesses the eye and finds redness and weeping, but the patient denies any pain. Which of the following early symptoms would help confirm retinal detachment?
A) Pain.
B) Floaters.
C) Halo vision.
D) Subconjunctival hemorrhage.
Answer: B) Floaters.
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A) The production of progesterone by the corpus luteum begins to increase. B) The production of estrogen by the corpus luteum begins to decrease. C) The production of progesterone by the corpus luteum begins to decrease. D) The production of another ovum begins immediately.
The postoperative colostomy ostomate is at risk for loss of fluid volume and electrolyte imbalance. The assessments that indicate such loss are (select all that apply):
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A nurse is assessing a preschool-age child and notes the child exhibits magical thinking. According to Piaget, which describes magical thinking?
a. Events have cause and effect. b. God is like an imaginary friend. c. Thoughts are all-powerful. d. If the skin is broken, the child's insides will come out.