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The patient with cirrhosis has a rising ammonia level and is becoming disoriented. The patient‘s hands flap when the patient stretches out the arm. How will the nurse interpret this?

Introduced species become invasive when they

The patient with irritable bowel syndrome tells the home health nurse she is going to an acupuncturist for therapy for her condition. Which will be the best nursing response?

Due to frequent bouts of constipation, the nurse examines the bedfast nursing home resident for ulceration of the anus, called anal __.

In the northeastern Pacific ocean, sea otters occur at a relatively low abundance. By preying upon sea urchins, sea otters maintain underwater kelp (large algae) “forests”, which would otherwise be decimated by the herbivorous sea urchins. The kelp forests supply food for a wide variety of marine organisms, as well as providing refuge from predation and nursery habitat for juveniles. Based on this, what type of species best describes sea otters?

Which is an indicationfor a liver transplant? (Select all that apply.)

Which should the nurse expect of a patient with a malabsorption of vitamin K?

The nurse clarifies that which event happens to unconjugated bilirubin, which is made up of broken-down red cells?

A patient with pancreatitis is on nothing by mouth status (NPO). The patient asks the nurse “ Why am I unable to have anything by mouth?”. Whichis the best response?

The nurse caring for a patient with Crohn disease will closely monitor the urinary output to ensure that the patient is excreting at least __ mL/day.