The nurse practitioner is examining a patient who presented…
The nurse practitioner is examining a patient who presented to the acute care clinic with a significantly distended abdomen. The patient denies any pain during the abdominal examination. Additionally, the nurse practitioner feels no abdominal masses, notes the patient has no bowel sounds and diminished deep tendon reflexes during the examination. The nurse practitioner should suspect
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While palpating the spleen of a patient the nurse practitioner notes an enlargement below the left costal margin. The nurse practitioner should perform ________ to help distinguish between the two organs. The nurse practitioner should note _____ for an enlarged spleen.
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While doing rounds at a nursing facility, the nurse practitioner notes a pressure ulcer on a patient. The nurse practitioner notes there is full thickness tissue loss with visible subcutaneous fat on the patient’s sacrum. The nurse practitioner should stage this pressure ulcer as a Stage ____ ulcer.
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1.2 Briefly explain the following terms (expanding the abbreviation/acronym will NOT gain any marks). 1.2.1 Router (2) 1.2.2 Fibre Optic cable (2) 1.2.3 Explain the difference between the internet and the world wide web. (4) 1.2.4 ISP (2) [15]
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A nursing student is having trouble with some terminology and concepts in class. Keeping in mind the critical thinking skills and attitudes that a nursing student should have, discuss two actions the nursing student might take to understand the class material.
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