The nurse is evaluating laboratory values for a patient with a burn injury. What results should the nurse expect for this patient?
1. decreased hemoglobin and elevated hematocrit levels
2. elevated hemoglobin and elevated hematocrit levels
3. elevated hemoglobin and decreased hematocrit levels
4. decreased hemoglobin and decreased hematocrit levels
Correct Answer: 1
Hemoglobin levels are reduced in response to the hemolysis of red blood cells. Hematocrit levels are elevated secondary to hemoconcentration and fluid shifts from the intravascular compartment.
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____ attributes differences in moral codes to social conditions, while proposing that most people have underlying psychological tendencies that lead to similar moral judgments
a. Rationalism c. Virtue ethics b. Naturalism d. Deontology