A male client, who is in a coma, is being treated in an acute care facility. Under which circumstance can the nurse move the client from the intensive care unit (ICU) to the subacute care unit?
A) Client's need for acuity care has decreased
B) Client is ready for discharge
C) Client has regained consciousness
D) Client's economic condition does not permit remaining in the ICU
Question 2
Hormones are chemicals that regulate, integrate, and coordinate body systems and functions. The nurse educator asks a nursing student what the function of the hypothalamus is in the endocrine system.
Which explanation by the student nurse provides the best description? A) The hypothalamus secretes hormones that are transported to target tissues through the circulatory system and directly into the blood stream.
B) The hypothalamus secretes many hormones, which in turn control the release of hormones by the pituitary gland.
C) The hypothalamus regulates the amount of calcium and phosphorus in the blood.
D) The hypothalamus secretes hormones that mimic the action of the sympathetic nervous system.