During the examination of the abdomen, a patient experiences right lower quadrant rebound tenderness. The nurse should do which additional assessment techniques for this patient? (Select all that apply.)
A) Assess the Rovsing sign.
B) Assess the psoas sign.
C) Test for cutaneous hyperesthesia.
D) Look for the obturator sign.
E) Test for a fluid wave.
A, B, C, D
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a. Review the woman's current dietary intake. b. Teach the woman about MyPyramid. c. Caution the woman to avoid large doses of vitamins, especially those that are fat-soluble. d. Instruct the woman to limit the intake of fatty foods.
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a. passive immunity. b. active immunity. c. autoimmunity. d. recognition of self as nonself.
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a. watching the infant's facial expressions when crying. b. observing the infant suck and swallow. c. clapping hands and watching the infant blink. d. observing the infant's rooting reflex.
The nurse is planning to create a concept map to explain relationships between concepts and associated attributes. Which types of concept maps should the nurse consider creating?
1. Spider 2. Systems 3. Flowchart 3. Definitions 5. Hierarchical