As one ages, night vision may become impaired because of:
A) Decreased contraction of ciliary body.
B) Degeneration of cones.
C) Degeneration of rods.
D) Arcus senilis.
C
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The nurse is caring for a client who states, "I do not feel good today.". Which is the best follow-up action to the client's statement for the nurse to implement?
1. Ask client to continue describing the feeling 2. Measure the blood pressure and temperature 3. State that the client's diagnostic testing had normal results 4. Compare recent laboratory results with the prior results
A nurse counsels a couple who have concerns about a sex-linked disorder. Both parents are carriers of the disorder. They ask the nurse how this disorder will affect any children they may have. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "If you have a daughter, she will not be affected." B. "If you have a son, he will not be affected." C. "There is a 25% chance that a daughter will have the disorder." D. "There is a 50% chance that a son will be a carrier."
What do the words macrocephalic, antibiotic and neonate all have in common?
A) They all have common suffixes. B) They all use an "o" as the combining vowel. C) both A and B D) They all have common prefixes.