A patient suffered severe trunk and lower extremity injury in a motor vehicle accident. Which injuries would indicate to the nurse that this patient may have dysfunction of normal hemostasis?
1. Contusion of the spleen
2. Laceration of the liver
3. Femur fractures
4. Bruising of the heart
5. Pneumothorax
1, 2, 3
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Three members of the therapy group share covert glances as other members of the group bring up problems. One of them often makes a statement that subtly puts down another speaker or takes exception to a comment by the group leader
The others then nod in agreement. What explanation should the leader suspect underlies this group dynamic? a. Some members are acting as a subgroup instead of as members of the main group. b. The members in question are showing their frustration with slower members. c. Some of the members have become bored and are tuning out the rest. d. The members in question are passive aggressive in their personality style.
The nurse is caring for a client from India who has extensive deep tissue damage. The nurse notes that the client is also vegan
Which dietary information should the nurse teach this client to enhance the healing process? A) "A low-fat, high-carbohydrate, low-protein diet is best for healing." B) "A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet is best for healing." C) "A high-carbohydrate, high-protein diet is best for healing." D) "A diet high in protein and vitamin D is best for healing."
The nurse would consider that discharge teaching for a client after cataract surgery was not effective when the client states "I will
a. avoid lifting more than 5 pounds for a while." b. only experience mild pain." c. sleep on the side they operated on." d. wear my eye shield to protect my eye."
The evaluator should structure the evaluation using an appropriate research design. When utilizing an instrument to collect data, the evaluator may need to select the time and the individuals on whom observations will be made
For which research design is it best if the design is repeated by several researchers in separate situations? a. Time series b. Factorial design c. Counterbalanced design d. Pretest-posttest control design