Epoetin alfa, a pharmaceutical form of erythropoietin, may be prescribed for clients with renal disease for which reason?
1. To stimulate the liver to liberate stored iron for hemoglobin
2. To bind with ferritin to make it more usable by the bone marrow
3. To replace a hormone released by the kidney that stimulates red blood cell production
4. To provide a special preparation of bioavailable iron
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Looking at a slightly bleeding paper cut, the client screams, "Somebody help me quick! I'm bleeding. Call 911!" A nurse should identify this behavior as characteristic of which personality disorder?
1. Schizoid personality disorder 2. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder 3. Histrionic personality disorder 4. Paranoid personality disorder
A nursing instructor is quizzing a group of students about the function of the nephron. The student must choose which processes that control the function of the nephron to answer the question correctly? (Select all that apply.)
A) Filtration B) Dilution C) Secretion D) Reabsorption E) Concentration
Nursing outcome classification (NOC) is a method of classification of:
1. the nursing process. 2. the nursing care plan. 3. nursing goals. 4. nursing intervention outcomes.
How would the nurse interpret the following blood gas results: pH 7.46, PaO2 102, PaCO2 33, and HCO3 24?
1. Respiratory alkalosis 2. Respiratory acidosis 3. Metabolic alkalosis 4. Metabolic acidosis