A patient with a diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is currently receiving IVIG for the treatment of her health condition. The nurse who is providing this patient's care is aware that ITP is a consequence of:
A) Inappropriate platelet aggregation on the walls of the great vessels
B) Impaired liver function and the sequestering of platelets by hepatocytes
C) Hemolysis of platelets in individuals who lack immunity to the Epstein-Barr virus
D) Platelet destruction and impaired platelet production resulting from an autoimmune process
D
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a. infection control nurses b. nurse epidemiologists c. nurse scientists d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nurses
After collecting data from a patient with respiratory distress, the nurse prioritizes the patient interventions to provide oxygen to the patient first. This is an example of which of the following models for organizing data?
A) Hierarchy of Human Needs C) Human Response Patterns B) Functional Health Patterns D) Body Systems Model
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The nurse's most appropriate response to this mother is to 1. honor her request because she is theparent. 2. explain that antibodies can fightmany diseases. 3. tell her that not immunizing herinfant may protect pregnant women. 4. explain that if her child contractsmeasles,mumps,or rubella,there could be very serious and permanent complications from these diseases.
The statistic used in testing the null hypothesis in multiple regression analysis is the F-ratio
A) True B) False