Sustained elevated cortisol levels can lead to:
a. weight loss.
b. hypoglycemia.
c. muscle anabolism.
d. delayed wound healing.
d
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1. Substance abuse 2. School phobia 3. Spiritual distress 4. Negative self-esteem
A client with Crohn's disease, an autoimmune disorder, informs the nurse that he has not had any symptoms of the disease in 8 months. What does the nurse understand this asymptomatic period is referred to?
A) An exacerbation B) Remission C) A cure D) An acute inflammatory response
The nurse puts his arm around an older adult client when assisting her to transfer to a chair. The client could interpret the nurse's touch as
a. a positive gesture only. b. a threat. c. denotation. d. paralanguage.
The nurse is conducting a health maintenance assessment for an 11-year-old patient. Which immunization does the nurse anticipate administering based on the patient's age?
1) Tdap vaccine 2) Meningitis vaccine 3) IPV vaccine 4) Hepatitis B vaccine