The nurse explains that medication being given to a client with a severe inflammatory response mimics a hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex. This hormone is:
1. aldosterone.
2. testosterone.
3. histamine.
4. cortisol.
4
Cortisol slows the release of antihistamine and stabilizes lysosomal membranes.
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Which vitamin can enhance wound healing?
a. A b. B c. C d. D
A patient is brought to the emergency department with injuries sustained when a wall collapsed in the home. The nurse recognizes that this patient's injuries were most likely caused by which mechanism of injury?
1. crushing 2. shearing 3. deceleration 4. blast
Which of the following factors has the greatest impact on health care available to non-Hispanic white minority groups in the United Sates?
1. Significant language barriers 2. Inappropriately high poverty rates 3. Genetically based disease processes 4. Mistrust of Western medical practices
A nurse plans therapeutic play time for a hospitalized child. Which are the benefits of therapeutic play? (Select all that apply.)
a. Serves as method to assist disturbed children b. Allows the child to express feelings c. The nurse can gain insight into the child's feelings. d. The child can deal with concerns and feelings. e. Gives the child a structured play environment