A client's complete blood count reveals a large amount of phagocytic cells present. The nurse realizes that this type of cell is most likely:
1. basophils.
2. eosinophils.
3. monocytes.
4. neutrophils.
4
Monocytes are phagocytic but in a smaller amount than neutrophils. Basophils are stimulated by allergens and eosinophils by parasites. Neutrophils are the chief phagocytic cells and are present in larger numbers as a response to early inflammation.
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Which term is used to describe the first sound heard by the nurse when measuring the client's blood pressure?
1. Diastolic 2. Systolic 3. Korotkoff's sound phase 4 4. Korotkoff's sound phase 5
A patient of Jewish heritage is experiencing body aches and fatigue. The nurse notes that the patient's skin appears pale and yellow-tinged. What nutritional health problem should the nurse suspect is occurring in this patient?
1. Tangier disease 2. hypercholesterolemia 3. Gaucher disease 4. Lynch Syndrome
Concerning parents' early and extended contact with their infant and the relationships built, nurses should be aware that:
1. immediate contact is essential for the parent-child relationship. 2. skin-to-skin contact is preferable to contact with the body totally wrapped in a blanket. 3. extended contact is especially important for adolescents and low-income women because they are at risk for parenting inadequacies. 4. mothers need to have precedence over their partners and other family matters.
A large amount of data related to hypertension rates is collected in a community. The data is an-alyzed. Which of the following describes the next step in the surveillance process?
a. Collecting data from multiple valid sources b. Evaluating the impact on the surveillance system c. Interpreting the data and disseminating it to decision makers d. Asking political officials to finance a hy-pertension clinic