Kelly conducts a study on the effects of hydralazine, in combination with both diuretics and beta-blockers, as a long-term treatment for severe hypertension. Which of the following would be a valid result of her study?
A. Patients will experience dry cough and allergic reactions all through the treatment.
B. Rheumatoid arthritis or a systemic lupus erythematosus-like syndrome may develop.
C. A withdrawal reaction may occur, with patients experiencing rebound sympathetic activity and hypertensive crisis.
D. Patients will experience hallucinations and depression all through the treatment.
Answer: B
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a. She has had one Rh-negative child and is pregnant with an Rh-negative child. b. She has had an Rh-positive infant and is pregnant with an Rh-positive fetus. c. She has had an O-negative child and is pregnant with a B-negative child. d. She is a primipara with an O-negative child.
Parents of a mentally ill teenager say, "We've never known anyone who was mentally ill. We have no one to talk to because none of our friends understand the problems." The nurse's most helpful intervention would be to
a. refer the parents to a support group. b. build their self-esteem as coping parents. c. teach techniques of therapeutic communication. d. facilitate achievement of normal developmental tasks.
Mixed method research in which the results of one method are used to confirm the results of the other is called:
a. Complementarity b. Triangulation c. Abstract application d. Initiation
The most recently evolved part of the human brain is the
A. hindbrain B. forebrain C. midbrain D. spinal cord