A nurse is caring for a 34-year-old patient admitted with severe diarrhea that has been going on for 2 weeks. What assessment should the nurse anticipate?
a. Edema of lower legs and feet
b. Hypotension and fatigue
c. Hypertension and hunger
d. Metabolic alkalosis
B
Diarrhea of long-standing duration will cause dehydration and fatigue with accompanying hypo-tension. The patient will most likely be in metabolic acidosis as a result of the loss of the essen-tially basic bowel contents.
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The belief that one's own group determines the standards for behavior by which all other groups are to be judged is called:
1. Ethnocentrism 2. Cultural imposition 3. Racism 4. Stereotyping
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