In a client with leukemia, how does the nurse detect enlargement and tenderness over the liver and spleen?
A) By reviewing laboratory test results
B) By calculating the absolute neutrophil count
C) By looking for evidence of bruising
D) By palpating the abdomen
D
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The nurse is performing a general survey of a patient. Which finding is considered normal?
a. When standing, the patient's base is narrow. b. The patient appears older than his stated age. c. Arm span (fingertip to fingertip) is greater than the height. d. Arm span (fingertip to fingertip) equals the patient's height.
A night charge nurse working on a medical surgical unit with older adults just realized that she made a serious medication error. What is her best course of action?
a. monitor the patient and report the error to the physician immediately b. wait until morning and tell the day charge nurse c. do not tell anyone, just watch the patient for side effects d. write an incident report and leave it for the nurse manager to read
The nurse assesses that the client comes from an extended family because it has:
1. multiple wage earners. 2. three generations living together. 3. children from previous marriages. 4. parents of different ethnic origins.
In the results section of the research report, data that is aggregated means that:
A) the data is reported for the entire sample B) the data is raw data C) the data represents diversity in the sample D) the data is reported for each individual