How does the nurse use critical thinking when accurately assessing vital signs?
A) Evaluating assessment techniques
B) Developing nursing diagnoses
C) Monitoring evaluations
D) Planning assessment techniques
B
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a. Vaginal hysterectomy b. Hydrocelectomy c. Modified radical mastectomy d. Unilateral orchiectomy
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A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
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A middle-aged adult had a stroke, which resulted in left-sided paralysis. His wife was doing her best as she learned to care for him but found it difficult. He had always been the "strong one." Besides his physical problems,
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