An infant develops one extremity that is shorter than the other. This occurs with
A) Bone tumors
B) Hip fractures
C) Loss of calcium
D) Hip dislocation
Ans: D
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What is the most appropriate nursing assessment? A) Assume the patient is diabetic. B) Restrict caloric intake. C) Reassess glucose levels. D) Assume the result is a laboratory error.
A patient with type 1 diabetes recently became pregnant. The nurse plans a blood glucose testing schedule for her. What is the recommended monitoring schedule?
a. Before each meal and before bed b. In the morning for a fasting level and at 4:00 PM for the peak level c. Six or seven times a day d. Three times a day, along with urine glu-cose testing
The patient tells the nurse that she is interested in the human brain, and questions which parts of the brain control anxiety and insomnia. What is the best reply by the nurse?
1. "The limbic system and reticular activating system control anxiety and insomnia." 2. "The frontal lobes and limbic system control anxiety and insomnia." 3. "The thalamus and reticular activating system control anxiety and insomnia." 4. "The limbic system and hypothalamus control anxiety and insomnia."
The nurse uses a diagram to demonstrate the four cardiac defects present in tetralogy of Fallot, which are: (Select all that apply.)
a. Atrial septal defect b. Hypertrophy of the right ventricle c. Pulmonary stenosis d. Overriding aorta e. Ventricular septal defect