The patient has an abdominal hernia with a sac that can be replaced into the abdominal cavity by gentle pressure. Which type of hernia does the nurse recognize?
a. incisional
b. irreducible
c. indirect inguinal
d. reducible
Answer: d. reducible
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successful suicide. The nurse responds to questions about what he saw and heard and the interventions he performed and documented during the work shift. The nurse was acting as a(n) a. forensic nurse examiner. b. physiological forensic nurse. c. expert witness. d. fact witness.
The patient with metabolic acidosis should be closely monitored for the compensatory condition of:
1. metabolic alkalosis. 2. respiratory acidosis. 3. respiratory alkalosis. 4. thyroid imbalances.
A Mexican American mother insists on using special candles to help her daughter's ear infection. The nurse asks the mother if she would also give her daughter antibiotics. Which of the following best describes the action of the nurse?
a. Cultural accommodation b. Cultural repatterning c. Culture brokering d. Cultural awareness
A vegetarian adolescent is placed on iron supplementation secondary to a diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia. Which will the nurse encourage the adolescent to drink when taking the daily iron supplement?
1. Orange juice 2. Black or green tea 3. Milk 4. Tomato juice