A client's body temperature is dropping. Temperature or heat loss occurs through:
a. vasodilation. c. piloerection.
b. vasoconstriction. d. muscle shivering.
ANS: A
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a. is confused and spits out oral foods/fluids. b. is on a tube-feeding running at 85 ml/hour. c. was admitted with polyuria. d. has diarrhea and now is restless.
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A) Swollen lymph nodes B) Strawberry tongue C) Infected tonsils D) Swollen neck
At the conclusion of a class on factors that can lead to unionization among nurses, the instructor would recognize that further clarification is needed if a student included which of the following as one of the factors?
a. Job stress c. Unsafe work environment b. Whistle-blowing d. Physical demands
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