Which of the following would the nurse explain as the most common type of leukemia that affects children?
a. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia ( CLL)
b. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
c. Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
d. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
ANS: C
The most common type of leukemia that affects children is the fast-advancing ALL. This leukemia can also affect adults.
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An older patient has a stage III pressure ulcer. Which treatment would the nurse expect the physician to order for the patient's wound?
1. Cadexomer 2. Silver sulfadiazine 3. Nanocrystalline silver 4. Topical antibiotic cream
A nurse researcher should consider mortality a threat to the study's internal validity for which of these reasons?
a. There is concern that the intervention may have harmful effects on subjects. b. Those who dropped out of the study may be different than those who remained in the study. c. Those who participated in the study may have died as a result of being in the study. d. There is concern that the design is inappropriate for the study question if a large number of participants drop out of a study.
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A) Primiparous women are not at risk for dystocia because they usually have small babies. B) Dystocia is related to uterine contractions, the pelvis, the fetus, position of the mother, and psychosocial response. C) Labor is primarily associated with pelvic abnormalities. D) Dystocia is typically diagnosed prior to labor based on pelvimetry.