A patient with acute hepatic dysfunction is having difficulty completing his menu and "can't seem to remember" how to use the bed controls. The nurse realizes these changes might indicate which stage of hepatic encephalopathy?
1. I
2. II
3. III
4. IV
Answer: 1
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a. use of nystatin. c. administration of antibiotics b. use of pegfilgrastim d. appropriate handwashing
The nurse would expect to see which of the following symptoms in a patient who is an abuser of narcotics?
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