The nurse is seeing a new client in the clinic who reports polyuria and polydipsia. These conditions are indicative of which endocrine disorder?
What will be an ideal response?
Diabetes insipidus (DI)
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A patient arrives in the emergency room with an attack of acute bronchiectasis. The nurse knows that the principal pathologic finding in the diagnosis of bronchiectasis includes what?
A) Increase in the red blood cell concentration in the blood B) Leakage of fluid into the alveolar interstitial spaces C) Chronic, irreversible dilation of the bronchi and bronchioles D) Obstruction of the pulmonary vasculature by a clot
A client has been admitted to the health care facility for observation and will return home the same evening. The client has a gold ring, watch, reading glasses, and other personal belongings
What care should the nurse take with regard to these objects? A) Ask the client's relatives to take the belongings home. B) Keep the client's belongings secured in a locker. C) Allow the client to wear them unless moving out of the room. D) Hand over the belongings to the admitting department.
An analysis of tissues indicates that an aborted fetus had nullisomy. How would the nurse explain this finding to the parents?
1. "Your baby had an additional chromosome that was incompatible with life." 2. "Some of your baby's chromosomes were arranged incorrectly." 3. "Your baby's chromosomes were damaged during fertilization." 4. "Your baby was lacking two chromosomes."
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is found in stage 1 sleep
Indicate whether the statement is true or false