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A Patient with an Abdominal Mass Is Scheduled for a Biopsy

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A patient with an abdominal mass is scheduled for a biopsy. The patient has difficulty understanding the nurse's comments and asks, "What do you mean? What are they going to do?" Assessment findings include tremulous voice, respirations 28, and pulse 110. What is the patient's level of anxiety?

Definitions:

HDCs

Stands for Holders in Due Course, referring to parties holding a negotiable instrument free from certain defenses and claims.

Drawer

In banking, the person who writes or creates a check. In the context of furniture, it is a sliding storage compartment.

Universal Defense

A defense that is valid against all holders of a negotiable instrument, including holders in due course (HDCs) and holders with the rights of HDCs. Universal defenses are also called real defenses.

Personal Defense

Legal defenses that a defendant may use in a court of law to challenge the validity of a claim based on personal circumstances or conditions.