The Nurse Is Evaluating a Patient Who Is Receiving a Thyroid

question 14

Multiple Choice

The nurse is evaluating a patient who is receiving a thyroid hormone supplement.The patient's TSH level has gone down, and the T-3 and T-4 levels have increased.The nurse knows:

• A)A decrease in the TSH is desirable.
• B)A decrease in the TSH is undesirable.
• C)An increase in the T-3 and T-4 is undesirable.
• D)The TSH, T-3, and T-4 all should have increased.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The cost of the next best alternative foregone as the result of making a decision.

Depreciation

The reduction in the value of an asset over time, often due to wear and tear or obsolescence.

Implicit Cost

The opportunity cost equal to what a firm must give up or forgo in order to use resources in its own operations, not directly paid in money.

Part-Time Employees

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