While inspecting a patient's stool, a nurse notices that the stool appears fluffy, is floating on the water, and has a foul odor. The nurse identifies this type of stool as
1. Tenesmus.
2. Steatorrhea.
3. Effluence.
4. Melena.
ANS: 2
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1. head is hurting. 2. stool contains blood. 3. apical rate is less than 60. 4. apical rate is greater than 100.
The nurse knows that dietary minerals:
1. yield energy. 2. aid in metabolism. 3. regulate fluid and electrolytes. 4. do all of the above.
The school nurse is caring for a 10-year-old boy whose single mother's boyfriend is living with them. Which may be an indicator of violence in the home?
A) He expresses his feeling with art. B) He reports no health issues such as stomachaches. C) He recently started smoking. D) He is involved in after-school activities.