A young adult male who comes to the emergency department complaining of abdominal pain for the past 3 days is suspected having a ruptured appendix. The nurse auscultates the client's bowel sounds, noting them to be which of the following?
A) Normoactive
B) Hyperactive
C) Hypoactive
D) Absent
D
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The nurse is making an unoccupied bed. When the bed is made, the nurse does which of the following with any leftover linen?
1. Takes them to the next client's room. 2. Returns them to the linen closet. 3. Places them in the soiled hamper. 4. Places them in the drawer of the bedside table.
The nurse is taking a health history of a new patient. The patient reports experiencing pain in his left lower leg and foot when walking
This pain is relieved with rest. The nurse notes that the left lower leg is slightly edematous and is hairless. When planning this patient's subsequent care, the nurse should most likely address what health problem? A) Coronary artery disease (CAD) B) Intermittent claudication C) Arterial embolus D) Raynaud's disease
The research approach that evaluates the worth of a program without prior knowledge of program objectives is:
A) Classic evaluation B) Formative evaluation C) Summative evaluation D) Goal-free evaluation
A 15-year-old is diagnosed with an outer ear infection. Which of the following is most likely to cause this infection?
a. Haemophilus b. Streptococcus pneumonia c. Moraxella catarrhalis d. Escherichia coli