Burns are a very painful injury with a very high risk for infection.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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In this situation, an attempt to repair the rupture via laparoscopic surgery would be considered which of the following? A) Palliative B) Curative C) Medically futile D) Beneficent
Trisomies are the product of the union of a normal ovum and sperm with a gamete that contains an extra chromosome. An infant born with Down syndrome would have which of the following karyotypes?
A) 46 chromosomes, 3 copies of chromosome 18 B) 48 chromosomes, 2 copies of chromosome 13 C) 47 chromosomes, 3 copies of chromosome 21 D) 46 chromosomes, 1 copy of chromosome XXY
The nurse believes a client is having difficulty coping with current illness and hospitalization. Which of the following assessment questions would best help the nurse identify the client's coping ability?
1. Who is your closest friend? 2. What social groups do you belong to? 3. What is your birth order in your family? 4. Who do you call when you need help?
The client is returned to the nursing unit after a posterior pelvic exenteration procedure for cancer. How will the nurse manage the client's elimination?
A. Foley catheter B. Ileal conduit C. Foley catheter and colostomy D. Ileal conduit and colostomy