Which term describes the failure to have regular bowel movements?
A. constipation
B. defecation
C. emesis
D. diarrhea
Answer: A
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A nurse uses Urie Bronfenbrenner's theory to guide practice. In order to determine a child's microsystem, which items should the nurse assess? (Select all that apply.)
A. Dynamics between school and home B. Family C. Peer group D. Parental job status E. School
The nurse is caring for a patient with sepsis. On completing the hemodynamic assessment, the nurse notes that the patient's afterload, measured by the systemic vascular resistance, is 400 dynes/sec/cm-5. The nurse evaluates this finding to be primarily the result of which change associated with sepsis?
1. Decreased circulating volume 2. Reaction to antibiotics used to treat sepsis 3. Marked vasodilation 4. Decreased ventricular contractility
The nurse is aware that for a woman to be diagnosed as being primary infertile, the patient has:
1. been unable to conceive after 1 year of regular unprotected sex. 2. conceived once, but did not deliver a viable infant. 3. conceived once, but was unable to conceive again. 4. conceived three times in 1 year without a viable birth.
The most accurate method of diagnosing gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is which of the following?
A. Endoscopy B. Schilling's test C. 24-hour ambulatory pH monitoring D. Stool testing for occult blood