The nurse is assessing an adolescent for a rule-out appendicitis. The nurse is aware the appendix is located in the right lower quadrant. The teenager is complaining of pain in the left lower quadrant. What type of pain should the nurse document?
A) Chronic pain
B) Cutaneous pain
C) Referred pain
D) Localized pain
C
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A nurse teaches a client with a lower motor neuron lesion who wants to achieve bladder control. Which statement should the nurse include in this client's teaching?
a. "Stroke the inner aspect of your thigh to initiate voiding." b. "Use a clean technique for intermittent catheterization." c. "Implement digital anal stimulation when your bladder is full." d. "Tighten your abdominal muscles to stimulate urine flow."
Guillain-Barré syndrome is frequently associated with
A) descending paralysis/weakness. B) history of a recent viral infection. C) seizures. D) none of the above.
A child has just been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. What is the result of an overproduction of immature white blood cells in the bone marrow?
a. Decreased T-cell production b. Decreased hemoglobin c. Increased blood clotting d. Increased susceptibility to infection
A nursing student is reviewing a research study in which researchers used a pretest/posttest design to examine the effect of an AIDS education intervention on teenagers' knowledge about the condition over a school year
What threats to internal validity could be present? (Select all that apply.) a. Maturation b. Selection effects c. Reactivity d. Hawthorne effect e. Testing