On physical assessment of the skin of a patient the nurse documents cyanosis. This finding may indicate:
A) anemia.
B) liver dysfunction.
C) excessive carotene in the blood.
D) compromised cardiorespiratory state.
D
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What anal, rectal, or prostate disorder best fits his presentation?
A 50-year-old truck driver comes to your clinic for a work physical. He has had no upper respiratory, cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, urinary, or musculoskeletal system complaints. His past medical history is significant for mild arthritis and prior knee surgery in college. He is married and just changed jobs, working for a different trucking company. He smokes one pack of cigarettes a day, drinks less than six beers a week, and denies using any illegal drugs. His mother has high blood pressure and arthritis and his father died of lung cancer in his 60s. On examination, his blood pressure is 130/80 and his pulse is 80. His cardiac, lung, and abdominal examinations are normal. He has no inguinal hernia, but on his digital rectal examination you palpate a soft, smooth, nontender pedunculated mass on the posterior wall of the rectum. A) Internal hemorrhoid B) Prostate cancer C) Anorectal cancer D) Rectal polyp
A patient is experiencing excessive bleeding immediately after the birth of her newborn
After speeding up the IV fluids containing oxytocin, with no noticeable decrease in the bleeding, the nurse should anticipate the physician requesting which medications? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Methergine 2. Stadol 3. Misoprostol 4. Betamethasone
Probability is how likely it is that the effect of the dependent variable was caused by the ____________ variable
a. independent b. evaluated c. manipulated d. original
Researchers have developed their particular philosophies into conceptual models or frameworks that are referred to as __________, a term used to explain the existing network of science, philosophy, and theory accepted by the field of nursing
Fill in the blank with correct word