A factor that would result in increased insensible water loss in neonates is:
a. hypothermia
b. phototherapy
c. postmaturity
Answer: b. phototherapy
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If a researcher plans to study graduate-level achievement in all students who were educated under the Vermont public school system,
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A nurse observes shoulder drop postoperatively in a client who had a radical neck dissection for cancer 24 hours ago. What is the nurse's best action?
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Which information will the nurse teach a patient who has chronic prostatitis?
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