A nurse suspects intra-abdominal bleeding in a client who was involved in a motor vehicle accident 3 days ago. Which finding would the nurse most likely have noted?
A) Tenderness on palpation
B) Diastasis recti
C) Cullen's sign
D) Tympany on percussion
C
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Which of the following responses indicates a need for further teaching? A) "We must give him calcium and phosphorus with food every morning." B) "He must take vitamin D as prescribed and spend some time in the sunlight." C) "He must take calcium at breakfast and phosphorus at bedtime." D) "We should encourage him to have fish, dairy, and liver if he will eat it."
Papanicolaou (Pap) tests for detection of cervical cancer are recommended for:
a. women who are or have been sexually active and under the age of 60. b. women who are or have been sexually active, or have reached the age of 20. c. women who have given birth or who have reached the age of 18. d. women who are sexually active and have reached the age of 30.
An alcoholic is brought into the emergency department in an intoxicated state at 2000 . The day shift nurse assesses the patient to exhibit tremors, have increased blood pressure, and agitation at 0800 rounds
What do these signs and symptoms indicate? a. Major withdrawal b. Early withdrawal c. Delirium tremens d. Minor withdrawal
All members of a population have an equal chance of being selected as subjects in a research project. This is called:
A. randomization. B. random assignment. C. random sample. D. random quota.