The nurse is preparing to assess a client with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease). Which assessment findings should the nurse anticipate?
A. Muscle weakness
B. Muscle atrophy
C. Mood alterations
D. Slow shuffling gait
E. Abnormal posture
Ans:
A. Muscle weakness
B. Muscle atrophy
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As a woman enters the second stage of labor, which of the following would you expect to assess?
A) Feelings of being frightened by the change in contractions B) Complaints of feeling hungry and unsatisfied C) Falling asleep from exhaustion D) Expressions of satisfaction with her labor progress
Which bill provided for construction of new hospitals?
a. Social Security Act b. Hill-Burton Act c. Sheppard-Towner Act d. U.S. Civil Service Act
Answer the following questions by supplying either the medical abbreviation or the interpretation of the medical abbreviation
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