The patient has been started on colchicines for an acute gouty attack. What will the nurse tell the patient about why this medicine is given?
A. it reduces pain
B. it reduces the level of uric acid in the blood
C. it increases the level or uric acid in the blood
D. it increases the level of uric acid in the urine
B. it reduces the level of uric acid in the blood
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Cells grow and differentiate into specialized cells for different functions. Sometimes, cells accidentally mutate into something that they should not be. These abnormal cells will continue to reproduce like normal cells, only to cause problems
A group of these abnormal cells are tissues. a. What are the different types of abnormal tissues? b. These groups of tissues are classified further into two groups according to their growth patterns. What are they and what are their growth patterns?
The nurse is caring for an adult patient with respirations of 18 per minute. This is known as
a. eupnea c. tachypnea b. hypoventilation d. bradypnea
A client is admitted to the emergency department after an automobile accident and
complains of a stiff neck. What vertebrae ensures that the head can turn freely? A) Atlas B) Axis C) Sacrum D) Coccyx
The activities below reflect the steps of the nursing process. Place the activities in their proper sequence from first to last
A) Identifying outcomes B) Determining client's nursing problem C) Collecting information about the client D) Determining outcome achievement E) Carrying out interventions