A client is admitted to the critical care unit with serious multisystem injuries. Which should a nurse expect from the client's body in response to life-threatening injuries?
A) Hypometabolic response
B) Hypermetabolic response
C) Glycogenolysis
D) Gluconeogenesis
B) Hypermetabolic response
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A 77-year-old recently admitted to a long-term care facility refuses to join in activities or go to the dining room for meals. How should the nurse interpret this behavior?
a. Stubbornness b. Depression c. Fear d. Exhaustion
The nurse should monitor a client who has undergone cystoscopy because the client's history indicates urinary infection. Which of the following symptoms should the nurse observe and report to the physician?
A) Chills, fever, and septicemia B) Dysuria and discolored or malodorous urine C) Pyelonephritis D) Flank pain or rapid pulse
The health care provider's prescription reads diphenhydramine (Benadryl), 25 mg IV stat. The medication vial reads diphenhydramine (Benadryl), 50 mg/mL. The nurse should prepare how many milliliters to administer the correct dose?
Record your answer to one decimal point. _____ mL What will be an ideal response?
A child is receiving therapy in which he is learning to replace automatic negative thought patterns with alternative ones. The nurse interprets this as which type of therapy?
A) Cognitive therapy B) Behavioral therapy C) Milieu therapy D) Individual therapy