The nurse is assessing a client's burn for the zones of injury. Which of the following will the nurse not assess in the client at this time?
1. Zone of coagulation
2. Zone of eschar
3. Zone of hyperemia
4. Zone of stasis
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There is no zone of eschar. The zones of injury are the zone of coagulation, the zone of stasis, and the zone of hyperemia.
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a. "All patients are weighed upon admission to the hospital." b. "IV heparin has been known to cause weight gain." c. "The initial IV bolus of heparin is prescribed based on your weight." d. "The rate of the heparin infusion is based on your weight."
A client tells the nurse that he ingests an NSAID when "the angina pain gets really bad," and it eliminates the pain. The nurse suspects the client is experiencing:
1. musculoskeletal pain. 2. aortic dissection. 3. mitral valve prolapse. 4. pericarditis.
It is useful initially for a therapist who is completing a family assessment to:
a. have members also attend individual therapy. b. interview members individually. c. consider cultural influences. d. visit the family home.
Measures of central tendency describe the
a. accuracy of predictions made by researchers. b. average or typical case found in the data. c. reliability and generalizability of the data. d. amount of dispersion in the sample.