The nurse uses a picture to show the histamine releasing mast cells that are:
1. circulating in the blood.
2. circulating in the lymph.
3. attached to organ tissue.
4. embedded in the bone marrow.
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Mast cells are located in organ tissue when they release their histamine. The organ to which they are attached is the host of the inflammatory response. If the organ is the lung, the re-sponse may be asthma; if the organ is the colon, the response may be diarrhea.
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a. discussing the meaning of the work b. identifying how it helped you to understand the patient or subject better c. reflecting on how the work can inform your nursing practice d. describing again all the points you have made already
Which SpO2 is abnormal?
a. 93% b. 95% c. 97% d. 99%
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a. distracting the patient from self-absorption. b. carefully and unobtrusively observing the patient around the clock. c. allowing the patient to spend long periods alone in meditation. d. offering opportunities for the patient to assume a leadership role in the therapeutic milieu.