A 47 year old patient is having surgery to remove kidney stones. What is the correct classification for this surgery?
a. Restorative
b. Emergent
c. Palliative
d. Urgent
Answer: d. Urgent
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The nurse is assessing a 14-year-old boy who has reached puberty. What glands would the nurse know have become active?
A) Eccrine B) Apocrine C) Pineal D) Parathyroid
A family has experienced a family crisis. Which of the following best describes this situation?
a. Husband loses job and family is now homeless b. Child dies and parents go to grief coun-seling c. Mother is hospitalized for 2 weeks and neighbors help care for the children d. Nurse goes to home to give chemotherapy to child with cancer
A nurse practices holistic patient care. Which of the following is a guiding principle of this practice?
A) Holism is focused on reductionism. B) All living organisms exist independently. C) The body is the sum of its parts. D) The body is a unified, dynamic whole.
Developmental testing has identified a potential problem in which of the following children?
1. Brittany, a 6-month-old who rolls over, sits with support, and is wary of strangers but cannot yet stand 2. Carla, a 13-month-old who can walk and clap her hands and weighs 22 pounds (birth weight 7 pounds, 4 ounces) 3. Daniel, an 11-month-old who can crawl and hold his own bottle but has yet to take his first steps 4. Elisa, a 14-month-old who can walk and feed herself crackers and apple slices but has not said any recognizable words