A nurse notes a patient's total protein values are much lower than normal. Which of the following symptoms would the nurse expect to be present?
1. Edema
2. Dry mucous membranes
3. Poor skin turgor
4. Pallor
Question 2
The nurse is caring for a patient with hepatitis who states, I look like a pumpkin, my skin is so orange. Which of the following statements by the nurse is best?
1. Your skin is orange because of excess bilirubin in your skin. It will improve as you get better.
2. Don't worry about it, you don't really look all that bad. I've certainly seen people look a lot worse than this.
3. Your body can't process red blood cells, and the pigments have leeched into your skin. It may be better after you get a transfusion.
4. Your skin pigments are affected by your high fever, making you appear that color. When your fever goes down, it will fade.
The nurse uses a noninvasive bladder ultrasound to measure the client’s bladder volume.
A comparison of (a) uniform, cup-shaped, normal erythrocytes
Patient conditions not appropriate for elctronic blood pressure measurement
Calipers being used to measure body fat on the triceps of a patient.
Reconnect the lower and upper back with horizontal stroking from lower back to shoulders. Keep flat, ...
People with normal color vision see the number 29 in the chart; however, those who are color-blind c