While assessing a patient, the nurse notes an irregularity that has been observed in other patients, but on an inconsistent basis. What did the nurse most likely discover in this patient?
A. An X-linked inheritance pattern
B. A single-gene inheritance pattern
C. A mutation
D. A polymorphism
Answer: D
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" The nurse recognizes that this experience is indicative of the need for: 1. Competency. 2. Psychiatric advance directive (PAD). 3. Right to treatment. 4. Informed consent.
The community health nurse delivers a program to middle-aged adults about retirement planning and wants to them to choose the year of their retirement
Which is the most im-portant area on which the participants should focus to ease the transition to retirement? a. Kind of legacy they want to leave behind b. Type of setting for their personal residence c. Location of convenient health care services d. Ability to maintain stable standard of living
The nurse is collecting data on newborn infants. Using weight, length, and head circumference as a guideline, the nurse recognizes that an infant who falls above which result would be classified as appropriate for gestational age?
A) The third percentile for gestational age B) The fifth percentile for gestational age C) The seventh percentile for gestational age D) The ninth percentile for gestational age
A nurse researcher has completed a study involving the use of intravenous analgesics for postsur-gical discomfort. The description of the 16 clients used for the study would best be written in which part of the research report?
1. Results section 2. Methods section 3. Discussion section 4. Introduction section