You are caring for an Ethiopean refugee who has been diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation. You know that in developing countries the most common cause of mitral valve regurgitation is what?
A) A decrease in gamma globulins
B) An insect bite
C) Rheumatic heart disease and its sequelae
D) Sepsis and its sequelae
Ans: C
Feedback: The most common cause in developing countries is rheumatic heart disease and its sequelae. This makes options A, B, and D incorrect.
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a. "Note the time of the client's first void and collect urine for 24 hours." b. "Add the preservative to the container at the end of the test." c. "Start the collection by saving the first urine of the morning." d. "It is okay if one urine sample during the 24 hours is not collected."
The nurse is using critical thinking skills to decide which of several options is the best. Which question is most important for the nurse to take into consideration?
1. Are there different situational effects or contexts to be considered? 2. How has the problem usually been handled? 3. What is the easiest and least expensive alternative? 4. Can the problem be solved using the nursing process?
A 4-year-old child drinks household bleach. This event is an example of:
1. typical 4-year-old behavior. 2. a biological agent. 3. a chronic disease. 4. the etiology of a disease.
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A. plastics B. glass C. paper D. yard trimmings