Which clinical manifestation would the nurse evaluate as most significant in a patient with mitral valve stenosis?
1. Edema of the lower extremities
2. A heart rate of 110 beats per minute
3. Altered deep tendon reflexes
4. Bounding peripheral pulse
Answer: 2
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A. 26% B. 40% C. 56% D. 70%
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A) Ethnopharmacology B) Pharmacotherapy with ethnic groups C) Metabopharmacology D) Ethnicity in pharmacometabolism
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A. Value and learn to respect the strengths of others B. Deal with conflict effectively by learning adaptive behaviors C. Develop strategies to meet diverse needs of others D. A and C E. All of the above
Florence Nightingale described conditions needed to promote health and healing in Notes on Nursing (1859). Which of the following directly inspired her?
a. Medicine b. Nursing practice c. Clean patient areas d. The disease process