A diabetic patient is undergoing surgery to amputate a gangrenous foot. This procedure would be considered which of the following categories of surgery based on purpose?
A) Diagnostic B) Ablative C) Palliative D) Reconstructive
B
You might also like to view...
To demonstrate the energy-producing potential of different foods, the nurse explains that 3 grams of lean meat produces 12 kcal/g, whereas 3 grams of fish oil would produce:
a. 6 kcal/g. b. 15 kcal/g. c. 21 kcal/g. d. 27 kcal/g.
A patient with bipolar disorder has frequent manic episodes alternating with depressive episodes. The prescriber orders risperidone [Risperdal] in addition to the lithium [Lithobid] that the patient is already taking
The patient asks the nurse why another drug is needed. The nurse will tell the patient that the risperidone is used to: a. elevate mood during depressive episodes. b. help control symptoms during manic epi-sodes. c. manage tremors associated with lithium use. d. prevent recurrence of depressive episodes.
A nurse researcher should be concerned about an instrument's degree of internal consistency because it means what?
a. The instrument is appropriate to use to measure a single concept. b. The instrument has low measurement error and high error variance. c. More refinement of the instrument is needed before it can be applied. d. The instrument is valid, but the reliability has yet to be determined.
The nurse is reviewing with a group of nursing students that because of acculturation, dietary practices are changing rapidly among younger people. One of the student nurses asks the nurse what is acculturation
What items best illustrate the process of acculturation? 1 . Adopting the predominant religious beliefs of the country where an individual resides 2 . Maintaining the values and attitudes from an individual's country of origin 3 . Eating bagels and cream cheese regularly in New York City 4 . Eating tacos and salsa regularly in Maine A) 1, 2 B) 1, 3 C) 2, 3 D) 3, 4