________ is caused by an expansion of the capillaries close to the skin surface and presents as reddening of the skin.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Erythema
Erythema is caused by an expansion of the capillaries close to the skin surface and presents as reddening of the skin.
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a. the patient will interact with others. b. the patient will ambulate to the bathroom with assistance. c. the patient will have no skin breakdown. d. the patient will have a physical therapy consult.
You are assessing your patients' IVs on an hourly basis. When you check the IVs this hour, you find localized pain, redness, warmth, and swelling around the insertion site of a 25-year-old female patient
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A nursing instructor asks a group of students, "What should be included in the teaching plan for a client receiving Pitocin?" Which response by a student would indicate the need for further teaching? (Select all that apply.)
a. medication and reasons for use b. monitoring of the fetal heart rate c. temperature of newborn's bath water d. monitoring of blood glucose and sodium levels e. techniques for effective breastfeeding of the newborn f. monitoring of the maternal blood pressure, pulse, and temperature
Which of the following type of sensory cell is located in the upper part of the nasal cavity?
A. smelling B. odiferous C. alveolus D. olfactory