An inflammation of the inner lining of the heart is called endocarditis
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A female patient, newly diagnosed with gonorrhea, screams, "I am going to kill my husband. I mean it." What is the nurse's best response?
a. "Are you sure it is your husband who gave you gonorrhea?" b. "Yikes! Killing your spouse seems ex-treme." c. "Shall I report your spouse as a sexual contact?" d. "I can understand your anger. How best can you deal with it?"
A 55-year-old male patient has an abnormal digital rectal examination (DRE) with a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) level of 18 ng/mL. The nurse realizes that this patient might be scheduled for which diagnostic test?
1. transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) 2. bone scan 3. MRI 4. CT scan of the spine
A condition in which a client appears starved and weighs less than 80% of ideal body weight but has a normal serum albumin level is:
1. marasmus. 2. kwashiorkor. 3. anorexia nervosa. 4. acute starvation.
The nurse is admitting a client at full term to the labor and delivery unit. Using Leopold's maneuvers, the nurse determines that the fetus is in the left sacroanterior position (LSA) position and will obtain the fetal heart rate (FHR) at which site on the client's abdomen?
A. Midline, directly above the symphysis pubis B. To the right of the client's umbilicus C. To the left of the client's umbilicus D. To the left, below the umbilicus