Which area of the abdomen shown in the accompanying figure will the nurse palpate to assess for splenomegaly?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4


b. 2

The spleen is usually not palpable, but when palpated, it is located in left upper quadrant of abdomen.

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In providing education about maintaining optimal bowel function, the nurse instructs the client to:

a. increase fluid intake. c. decrease ambulation. b. get plenty of rest. d. eat a low-fat diet.

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Which statement indicates that a nurse manager needs further education concerning the benefits of breaking a health care organization into subsystems?

1. Looking at departments separately can assist in better understanding the whole. 2. The subsystems can assist in understanding the real and social aspects of the organization. 2. The individual subsystems can be further broken down into levels of management in each. 3. Subsystems allow for closer inspection of the organization as whole by looking at the parts.

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