A nurse is aware of the central role that erythropoietin plays in the initiation of erythropoiesis. Which of the following individuals would be likely to require administration of exogenous erythropoietin?
A) A woman who experienced a postpartum hemorrhage after spontaneous vaginal delivery
B) A child who experienced severe blood loss during a motor vehicle accident
C) A woman who has been diagnosed with hepatic encephalopathy after a long history of alcohol abuse
D) A man with a diagnosis of acute renal failure secondary to type 1 diabetes
D
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When a nurse chooses in the process of values clarification, the nurse will:
a. make that choice part of their behavior c. share the choice with others b. analyze alternative beliefs d. be satisfied with the choice
Which type of family should the nurse recognize when a mother, her children, and a stepfather live together?
a. Traditional nuclear b. Blended c. Extended d. Binuclear
The mother of a 5-year-old girl describes her daughter's symptoms to the pediatric nurse in the emergency room. She states that her daughter has had "a dry, hacking cough for the past 3 days that got worse during the night
" She further states that "now she is coughing up phlegm." The nurse suspects that the patient has: A) sinusitis. B) tonsillitis. C) bronchitis. D) pharyngitis.
A patient tells the nurse that her brother had surgery done on the wrong hand and she wants to make sure that the surgeon knows that she is having surgery on her left shoulder
Which of the following should the nurse do to address this patient's concerns? 1. Mark the site of surgery directly on the patient. 2. Write the site of surgery on the patient's medical record. 3. Write the words "Left Shoulder" on a piece of paper for the patient to hold. 4. Tell the circulating nurse that the surgery is to be done on the left shoulder.