The nurse is assessing a 31-year-old female patient with abdominal pain. Th nurse,who notes that there is ecchymosis around the area of umbilicus, will document this finding as
a. Cullen sign.
b. Rovsing sign.
c. McBurney sign.
d. Grey-Turner's signt.
b. Rovsing sign.
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Which of the following state-ments made by the nurse would be an accurate reply? "This drug will a. help you get rid of excess fluids." b. help control your heart rate." c. help increase the work of your heart." d. prevent your blood pressure from getting too low."
Which clinical conditions would the nurse most likely associate with a client who has a documented history of alcoholism?
1. Pernicious anemia 2. Thiamine deficiency 3. Scurvy 4. Vitamin A deficiency 5. Pellagra
A client with a 3-year-old son wants to know the impact of her child failing to meet a challenge in his developmental process. The nurse knows that what would occur if she has to apply Erikson's theory of psychosocial development?
A) Failure to investigate and explore the environment B) Difficulty achieving the next level of development C) Failure to look at things from the child's own point of view D) Inability to participate in cooperative and interactive play
Which of the following events might help document the importance of a health screening to the neighborhood?
a. Absenteeism caused by illness at the local factory decreased. b. Morbidity statistics related to heart disease decreased over the next year. c. The incidence and prevalence of hypertension fell precipitously. d. The incidence and prevalence of hypertension rose precipitously.