A patient is admitted to the emergency room with an extremely high blood pressure and is combative. His family reports that he drinks 1–2 bottles of bourbon every day. What substance has built up in his blood stream?
A) Ammonia
B) Hydrochloric acid
C) Glucose
D) Bilirubin
A
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The smallest amount is expressed by the fraction:
a. 3/12. b. 2/3. c. 5/6. d. 3/4.
The nurse is reading an article that explains nursing as being a healing art. Which statement explains how nursing is a healing art?
A) Compassion and support are as important as caregiving. B) Each individual nurse approaches it in a unique, creative style. C) Nurses must "paint the canvas" of their own well-being before they can help others. D) The challenges that nurses encounter are too unpredictable to be studied scientifically.
A client with an aneurysm is being discharged from the hospital. Which of the following discharge instructions should be delivered by the nurse to the client?
A) Avoid heavy lifting. B) Include peanut butter, bread, or tart foods in the diet. C) Take opioid analgesics. D) Take an herbal form of feverfew.
The nurse is speaking with the mother of a child with muscular dystrophy at a local health fair. The nurse emphasizes the importance of:
A) preventing respiratory infections. B) avoiding pneumococcal vaccines. C) using braces as little as possible. D) keeping child isolated from other children.