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Case Study: The nurse is caring for a 66-year-old client who has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is recovering from an explorative laparotomy 5 days ago. 1105: Client is alert, oriented × 4, and follows all commands. Chest expansion equal with an anteroposterior ratio of 1:1. Respirations unlabored with diminished breath sounds auscultated in bilateral bases. Heart tones regular. Skin warm and dry with dependent nonpitting lower extremity edema, capillary refill >3 seconds, and pulses palpable throughout. Abdominal dressing intact. Surgical incision below dressing is red and edematous with a pungent odor. Abdomen large, round, soft, and tender to light palpation. Bowel sounds present in all quadrants. Client ambulates with assistance for toileting and in the hallway. VS: T 100.6°F (38.1°C); HR 77 beats/min; RR 15 breaths/min; BP 138/53 mm Hg; SpO2 95% on oxygen at 4 L/min via NC. Reports pain at incision site. Complete the following sentence by selecting from the list of word choices below.The client findings that require immediate follow-up are [wordchoicea] and [wordchoiceb]

Determine the amount of heparin in milliliters per hour as needed. (Round to nearest whole number) Heparin 580 units/hr from a solution 50,000 units heparin in 250 mL D5W

Which of the following concerning the relationship between gender and conformity is true?

Which of the following statements holds regarding Milgram’s research on obedience?

What was the real intent of Milgram’s experiment?

Which of the following was not part of the procedure in Milgram’s research on destructive obedience?

Amir asks a friend if he can help him move some boxes into his new apartment. After the friend agrees, Amir reveals that the boxes contain heavy books and the apartment is a 5th floor walk-up. Amir is using the _____ technique foot-in-the-door door-in-the-face low-balling pre-giving

Compared to conformity, compliance occurs

When he was in elementary school, Joachim loved to read. However, when he got to middle school, he was rewarded by his teachers every time he finished a book. Eventually, Joachim came to attribute his prolific reading habits to his desire to get the reward, and not to his interest in reading for its own sake. This is an example of __________. post-decisional dissonance insufficient justification overjustification cognitive dissonance

A salesman promises a low price on a car. The customer agrees to buy it at this low price. After speaking with his manager the salesperson returns to the customer and states “we just can’t do that price.” The customer buys the car at the higher price anyway. What tactic did this salesperson use? bait and switch hook-and-line lowballing door-in-the-face