Which of the following data would indicate the client is in an anabolic state?
1. Weight loss of 2 lb/week
2. Negative nitrogen balance
3. Declining position on a growth chart
4. Healing of a pressure ulcer
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A. Ensure that an informed consent is signed and witnessed. B. Inventory and label all of the patient's belongings. C. Orient the patient's significant others to the waiting room. D. Premedicate the patient on arrival to the pre-op holding area.
A private ambulance clinic established a few streets away from Pacific Hospital markets its services as quality-based within caring relationships. The clinic is part of the __________ envi-ronment
a. Public b. Macro c. Competitive d. Social
The population that is increasingly using critical care units and needing specialized nursing care is the population of
a. elderly. b. middle-age adults. c. underserved pregnant women. d. uninsured.
The nurse understands that the nonbenzodiazepam medications are limited to use in clients:
a. on short-term therapy. b. who can no longer be treated with benzodiazepams. c. who are 18 years old or older. d. with chronic insomnia.