________ can occur from overactive clotting activity in the body that is not properly regulated.
A. Glycosylated hemoglobin
B. Thromboembolism
C. Anemia
D. Thrombocytopenia
Answer: B
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Which strategy would best address the difficulty practicing nurses have with understanding research terminology?
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a. realizes that disclosure of the error will result in more severe ramifications for the agency than if the negligence is discovered by the patient or family. b. should disclose the occurrence before speaking with the physician who ordered the drug or with hospital management. c. recognizes disclosure as an essential component of the national patient safety movement. d. should report the occurrence to the patient's insurance company to decrease patient costs.
When a nurse identifies a child who may be abused or receives information from a teacher that a child may have been abused, which action must the nurse take?
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