If you are with a patient when he or she receives a shock from an ICD, you should
A) have the patient lie down immediately.
B) expect that the patient's entire body will become rigid.
C) step away from the patient so you will not receive a shock.
D) inform the nurse of what the patient was doing prior to the shock.
D
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A client has mild acidosis but after a day has not compensated for it. Which action by the nurse is best?
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An example of development is
A. system maturation. B. social maturation. C. increases in height and weight. D. all of the above.