The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with a Descending

question 10

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient with a descending aortic dissection. Which assessment finding is most important to report to the health care provider?

• A)Weak pedal pulses
• B)Absent bowel sounds
• C)Blood pressure of 138/88 mm Hg
• D)25 mL of urine output over the past hour

Learn how to provide empathic and appropriate responses to clients' emotional concerns and situations.

Grasp the significance of role clarification and setting expectations early in the social work-client relationship.

Recognize and appropriately respond to various levels of empathic communication.

Understand the necessity of setting limits and declining inappropriate client requests to maintain professional standards.

---

Definitions:

Strip Bond

A debt instrument that has had its interest and principal payments separated (stripped) into two distinct parts, both of which are sold separately.

Market Rate

The prevailing interest rate available in the marketplace for investments or loans, which fluctuates based on demand, supply, and economic conditions.

Issue Price

The price at which a new set of securities is offered to the public for the first time.

Compound Interest GIC

A guaranteed investment certificate where the interest is calculated on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods.