Postpartum woman are at an increased risk of thrombus formation immediately following birth due to an increased __________ level
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
ANS: plasma fibrinogen
Levels of plasma fibrinogen tend to remain elevated during the first few postpartal weeks. Although this alteration exerts a protective effect against hemorrhage, it increases the patient's risk of thrombus formation.
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After being diagnosed with cancer the patient tells the population health nurse that the disease is punishment from God. Which theory of disease causation is this patient using to explain the illness?
1. Environment. 2. Physical forces. 3. Specific organism. 4. Divine intervention.
In planning client education relating to coping with stents inserted to treat coronary disease, the
nurse should include (more than one answer may be correct) A. specific information about the client's condition. B. caution to keep a tight rein on expression of emotions. C. the need to self-monitor for anxiety and depression. D. the need to adhere to good general health practices.
A nurse has defined the research question as, "What is the lived experience of late-stage pregnancy loss among women older than 35 years?" What type of research-question format (or research design) is implied by this question?
a. Correlational nonexperimental b. Comparative nonexperimental c. Quantitative experimental d. Grounded theory nonexperimental