A patient on the surgical unit is 1 day postoperative for surgery to remove stomach cancer
In addition to the physiological stress this patient has undergone, the nurse recognizes that this patient will have to deal with the psychological stress of finding out that the cancer has metastasized to the liver. Which physiological change would the nurse expect to see as a response to stress? a. Decreased heart rate
b. Increased hemoptysis output
c. Increased respiratory rate
d. Decreased cardiac output
C
A continuous state of stress increases the body's metabolic rate and the oxygen demand. The body responds to stress by an increased rate and depth of respiration and increased cardiac output. Hemoptysis, bloody sputum, does not occur in stress.
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a. Withhold the patient's ophthalmic drops. b. Warm the eyedrops for subsequent doses. c. Notify the ophthalmologist of the find-ings. d. Ask the patient questions to clarify what is meant by "blurred.".
The nurse is aware that the older adult is at increased risk for musculoskeletal injuries as a result of musculoskeletal changes associated with aging such as: Select all that apply
1. Decreased bone mass. 2. Chronic illness and impaired healing. 3. Decreased range of motion. 4. Increased calcium reabsorption. 5. Vertebrae elongation.
The caregiver tells the nurse that her child eats things such as laundry starch, clay, paper, and paint. What does the child's behavior indicate to the nurse?
A) Pica B) Invagination C) Steatorrhea D) Polyuria
What is the belief regarding twins who adopt dramatically different lifestyles?
a. They may experience very different aging processes. b. They will retain very similar methylation patterns. c. They will experience identical phenotypes throughout their lifespans. d. They may never demonstrate similar DNA sequences of their somatic cells.