A client at 34 weeks' gestation complains of dizziness and light-headedness when lying down. The nurse understands that this is most likely due to what physiologic process?
A) Decreased blood sugar
B) Altered cardiac output
C) Vasodilation
D) Uterine pressure on the vena cava
D
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Reading in the client record that a female client has undergone type II excision of the genitalia, the nurse would understand that there has been excision of the
a. clitoris and labia minora. b. clitoris only. c. entire vulva. d. labia minora and labia majora.
A critical reader is someone who?
a. Has nothing to say on a topic because the writer has said it all b. Learns the facts by reading c. Believes that texts vary in their believability and in their relevance d. Puts their ‘own spin' on the content read
An epidemiologist wanting to know what caused severe diarrhea and vomiting in several people at a local banquet would be using
a. Descriptive epidemiology b. Analytic epidemiology c. Distribution d. Determinants
The condition that is associated with vomiting of copious amounts of gastric and upper-intestinal secretions, resulting in the loss of large quantities of water and electrolytes is referred to as chronic enteritis
Indicate whether the statement is true or false