The nurse is gathering information regarding the health history of a patient recently admitted to the critical care unit
Which pieces of information would the nurse need to update continually during this patient's stay in the hospital? Select all that apply.
A) Presence of bleeding
B) Preexisting gastrointestinal conditions
C) Nutritional status
D) Previous abdominal surgeries
E) Location of pain
F) Family history of gastrointestinal conditions
A, C, E
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What are the conclusions from research that has examined the effect of abuse on adults who become parents?
A. Adults who were abused are more likely to abuse their own children. B. Adults who were abused avoid abusing their own children because they remember how it feels. C. Adults who were abused are no more or less likely to abuse their own children than anyone else. D. There is no clear trend as to whether parents having been abused increases or decreases abuse of their own children.
How quickly a drug crosses the placenta depends on:
a. the age of the mother. b. the drug's molecular weight. c. the weight of the fetus. d. the dose of the drug.
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1. Ethnocultural heritage practices that safeguard HEALTH 2. How a population safeguards its health 3. What someone traditionally does to maintain his or her HEALTH 4. Usual and accepted practices of health maintenance