What is the relationship between prothrombin time and liver disease?
Prothrombin is a protein that is synthesized in the liver and is necessary for proper blood clotting. As liver function decreases, the ability to make prothrombin decreases and the prothrombin time increases.
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The population health nurse is asked by a member of the GLBT community for information on how to prevent the onset of illnesses. What should the nurse recommend to this client? (Select all that apply.)
1. Recommend hormone therapy. 2. Strengthen partner relationships. 3. Practice safe sex to prevent HIV. 4. Attend smoking cessation classes. 5. Receive hepatitis A and B immunizations.
A patient is demonstrating signs of thrombophlebitis. The nurse understands that which mechanisms occur with this disorder? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Bleeding into surrounding tissues 2. Blood hypercoagulation 3. Sluggish blood flow 4. Elevated systemic blood pressure 5. Vessel damage
Which of the following is an example of developmental stress?
A) a newborn who needs to be fed by bottle B) a school-aged child learning to read C) a teenager learning to drive a car D) a middle adult accepting signs of aging
When was the first U.S. school of practical nursing founded?
a. 1830 b. 1853 c. 1892 d. 1902