A client is admitted to the emergency department after being lost for four days while hiking in a national forest. Upon review of the laboratory results, the nurse determines the client's serum level for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is elevated. Which additional assessment should the nurse make?
A. exposure to cold environmental temperature
B. body mass index
C. skin elasticity and turgor
D. though processes and speech
Answer: A. exposure to cold environmental temperature
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A) True B) False
The client has been diagnosed with a severe anxiety disorder and has been admitted to the psychiatric unit for treatment. The nurse suspects that the client may experience which of the following on admission?
1. Vomiting and diarrhea 2. Memory loss 3. Hypoventilation 4. Respiratory alkalosis
Anticoagulants are used to
1. increase the number of platelets. 2. prevent the formation of blood clots. 3. shorten the prothrombin time. 4. dissolve blood clots.
In reading conclusions drawn from qualitative research, nurses should check for potential researcher effects or bias. They should also confirm that study participants had the same characteristics as the target population, which is known as
a. clustering. b. plausibility. c. representativeness. d. reliability.