A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Has Had

question 21

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient who has had diarrhea for the past week. Which additional assessment finding will the nurse expect?

• A) Distended abdomen
• B) Decreased skin turgor
• C) Increased energy levels
• D) Elevated blood pressure

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Definitions:

Food Consumed

The types and amounts of food ingested by an organism or individual.

Independent Variable

An independent variable is a factor or condition that is intentionally changed by the researcher to observe its effects on a dependent variable in an experiment.

Experimenter

An individual who conducts research or experiments, typically in a scientific context, to test hypotheses and draw conclusions.

Manipulated

In experimental research, refers to the intentional changing or altering of the independent variable to observe its effect on the dependent variable.