At a patient's 24-week check-up, you assess a patient's urine with a chemical reagent strip and discover it is 1+ for sugar. You would base your evaluation of this finding on which of the following statements?
A) Lactose may be spilling into her urine.
B) Sugar in urine is an innocent finding in pregnancy.
C) A decreased glomerular filtration rate is the cause.
D) She is eating excessive calories.
A
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a. Social b. Cultural c. Environmental d. Technological
A nurse in the physician's office must multitask assignments according to client needs. Arrange the clients in order of which should be assessed/assisted from first to last?
A) A client in an examining room on an ill office call who reports flulike symptoms B) A client in the office reception area who appears unannounced due to chest heaviness C) A client calling on the phone who is inquiring about doubling the morning dose of medication because of forgetting the last day's dose D) A client who needs to be called by the nurse to advice of a medication dosage change E) A client who stopped into the office to pick up sample medications
In a study of teasing among third-graders, after an intervention on peer interactions, behavioral observers collect the data, rating six behaviors on a 0- to 4-point scale
The observers are not trained by the same person, and there is no measure of interrater reliability. What is likely to happen? a. The variable of teasing will not be measured accurately. b. Peer interactions will not be able to be rated. c. The data will have to be scored independently by the researcher. d. Comparison with norms is unlikely.
A nurse is administering pain medication to an 80-year-old man. What altered drug response might be expected due to the patient's age?
A) Decreased gastric pH causing stomach irritation B) Increased possibility of drug toxicity due to increased distribution of water-soluble drugs C) Increased excretion of drugs, leading to possible increased serum levels/toxicity D) Increased possibility of drug toxicity due to higher drug plasma concentrations