Patients receiving chemotherapy may be especially prone to ________ because of the destruction of white blood cells.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


infections

Patients receiving chemotherapy may be especially prone to infections because of the destruction of white blood cells.

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The nurse had completed a postpartum assessment on a client who gave birth to her first child 12 hours ago. She is nauseated, but has not vomited in the last two hours

Her fundus was boggy, and firmed with massage to 1 FB ? U, moderately heavy lochia rubra, perineum ecchymotic and edematous, and pain rating 6 on scale of 1–10. Her partner is present and supportive. Breastfeeding has been successful three times. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority for this client? 1. Pain [acute] related to perineal trauma 2. Fluid Volume, risk for deficit secondary to boggy fundus and nausea 3. Family Coping, readiness for enhanced related to partner involvement 4. Knowledge, deficit related to birth of first child

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People who experience psychotic disorders lose

1. the will to continue. 2. contact with reality. 3. the ability to comply with treatment. 4. contact with intellectual functions.

Nursing

The nurse checks the vital signs of an infant in the NICU and finds all normal readings. Which of the following is the average range of pulse or respiration for an infant?

A) Pulse: 80 to 180 B) Pulse: 60 to 90 C) 17 to 22 bpm D) 15 to 20 bpm

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Which bone cell secretes hydrochloric acid to help dissolve bone minerals and collagenase, thus aiding in the digestion of collagen?

a. Osteocytes b. Osteoblasts c. Osteoclasts d. Osteophytes

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