Most hormones used for drug therapy are taken from ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
animals
Most hormones used for drug therapy are taken from animals.
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The nurse is assessing a 75-year-old male client. Which blood value indicates that the client is experiencing normal changes associated with aging?
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A nurse was employed by the Frontier Nursing Service in the 1940s. What is significant about this agency? (Select all that apply.)
a. It paid nurses considerably more than persons in urban staff positions. b. It had the first nurse–midwives and taught midwifery to others. c. Its nurses improved sanitation efforts in rural communities. d. Its nurses collected data to demonstrate nursing effectiveness. e. It employed nurses who traveled by horseback through the mountains. f. Its nurses continue to provide care even today.
Which of the following aspects of care on a postsurgical unit is the clearest example of phronesis?
A) "The patient will dangle at the bedside q4h on postoperative day 1." B) "The patient will demonstrate independent ambulation prior to discharge." C) "The patient will perform leg exercises and deep breathing and coughing exercises twice on the day of surgery." D) "The patient will transition from dangling to assisted standing for the first time following surgery with the assistance of the physical therapist."