A patient is seen and a urine sample is taken. The urine dipstick reveals a high level of bilirubin, and the urine is dark colored. Which of the following could be a cause of this problem?
a. Increased breakdown of red blood cells
b. Inadequate hepatocyte function
c. Biliary obstruction
d. All of the above
C
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Which statement exemplifies how a nursing student views health?
A. Entered the health care profession with a culturally based concept of health B. Forces clients to accept the medical definitions of health C. Accepts the prevailing definition of health and applies it to individual clients D. Must share the client's views of health and illness
A patient's abdominal ultrasound indicates cholelithiasis. When the nurse is reviewing the patient's laboratory studies, what finding is most closely associated with this diagnosis?
A) Increased bilirubin B) Decreased serum cholesterol C) Increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN) D) Decreased serum alkaline phosphatase level
What did Victor Vroom emphasize the importance of?
A) Managers knowing each employee's expectation of reward B) Managers being honest with employees C) Making sure lower-level needs are met D) Understanding that individuals react in a stimulus–response mode
A nurse performs Allen's test to evaluate the adequacy of circulation in the radial artery by:
1. asking the patient to relax the hand by the side. 2. compress only the ulnar artery to blanch the hand. 3. releasing pressure on both arteries at the same time. 4. color returning to hand indicates perfusion.