A scooped-out, shallow depression in the skin is called a/an:
A. ulcer.
B. excoriation.
C. fissure.
D. erosion.
Answer: D. erosion.
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1. Start an intravenous line. 2. Place the child in contact isolation. 3. Place the child on seizure precautions. 4. Assist with a lumbar puncture.
A patient who has taken warfarin [Coumadin] for a year begins taking carbamazepine. The nurse will anticipate an order to:
a. decrease the dose of carbamazepine. b. increase the dose of warfarin. c. perform more frequent aPTT monitoring. d. provide extra dietary vitamin K.
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a. Nursing research b. Nursing quality improvement c. Advanced clinical practice d. Nursing theory development
Liquid nutritional supplements are usually served
A. between meals B. warm. C. as meal substitutes. D. on meal trays.