An older patient reports burning pain after ingestion of many foods and large meals. What assessment would assist the nurse practitioner in making a diagnosis of GERD?
A. Identification of a fluid wave
B. Positive Murphy's sign
C. Palpable spleen
D. Midepigastric pain that is not reproducible with palpation
D
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The nurse is performing a skin assessment on a client and notes a round, elevated, fluid-filled mass approximately 0.4 cm in size. The nurse would correctly document this finding as which of the following?
1. Vesicle 2. Macule 3. Papule 4. Tumor
As a philosophical approach to understanding truth, ____________________ advocates the view that consciousness determines reality and truth in space and time
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following is not a key concept within the Psychodynamic Approach?
a. Focus on the inner theatre b. Focus on the leader-follower relationships c. Focus on the behavioral norms of organizations d. Focus on the shadow side of leadership
Which of the following statements about interacting with a patient's family is incorrect?
A) You should not participate in any family disagreements. B) You should not discuss hospital business with a patient's family. C) You should disregard a family member's complaint. D) You should not judge the decision a family makes about patient care.