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The nurse is assessing a client who has had pain in the right upper quadrant for 4 hours with a positive Murphy’s sign. The client reports the pain is radiating to the upper thoracic region. A laboratory report suggests elevated liver enzymes and serum bilirubin. Which condition does the nurse suspect from the findings?

When teaching an anatomy class for student nurses, the registered nurse includes a lesson on the normal phases of digestion. During which phase should teaching on goblet, parietal, chief, and G cells take place?

(02.01 LC)Which of the following is an advantage of the third person omniscient point of view?

A client is brought to the hospital because of severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. The client reports increased pain in the abdomen and in the epigastric region radiating to the back when lying supine. During physical assessment, the nurse finds the client has fever and hypotension. Which condition does the nurse suspect from these findings?

The nurse is reviewing the functions of the liver with a group of staff nurses. Which response by one of the attending nurses indicates the need for additional review?

(02.01 LC)Which of the following is a disadvantage of the third person limited point of view?

(03.02 MC)Which of the following lines of dialogue is punctuated correctly?

The parent of an adolescent client tells the nurse, “My child complains of a burning sensation in the throat and refuses to eat food.” On assessment, the nurse finds the client also has a dry cough. What does the nurse teach the parent if the client is diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)? Select all that apply.

The nursing instructor is discussing the physical assessment findings for hemorrhoids. Which statement made by the student nurse indicates effective learning?

(02.04 LC)How is a topic different from a theme?