The nurse is providing care for a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis. Daily assessment of the patient's abdominal girth has revealed a gradual increase, and the nurse now wishes to assess for the presence of ascites using a fluid wave test
When conducting this assessment, the nurse should:
A) Ask the patient to slowly move from one side-lying position to the other.
B) Determine if motion is transmitted from one of the patient's flanks to the other.
C) See if rebound tenderness is symmetrical between the patient's flanks.
D) Determine if the patient's abdomen maintains its shape during deep palpation.
B
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a. cellular immunity. c. bone strength. b. serum osmolality. d. adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
Which statement made by a patient indicates to the nurse that a teaching plan for the use of warfarin was not effective?
a. "I don't take aspirin anymore." b. "I read that grapefruit interferes with warfarin." c. "I'm drinking too much tea. My urine looks like tea." d. "I wear my medical alert bracelet all the time."
A researcher decides to study how many college freshmen with continuous enrollment graduate within four years, four-and-a-half years, five years, five-and-a-half years, and six years,
and to analyze this according to what their majors at graduation are, as well as other demographic variables. Why would a Cox proportional hazards regression analysis be suitable for this research? (Select all that apply.) a. Demographic variables could affect time until graduation. b. The data of people who do not graduate at all may be informative. c. Attendance at college can present hazard. d. A predictor of the dependent variable is time-related. e. Only people who actually graduate by the end of twelve semesters will have their data analyzed.
It is all right for patients to place objects down the cast to scratch.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)