A Client Comes to the Emergency Department Complaining of Abdominal

question 21

Multiple Choice

A client comes to the emergency department complaining of abdominal pain.Nursing assessment should focus on which of the following?

• A)acquiring a history of previous surgical procedures
• B)identifying location,duration,severity,and radiation of the pain
• C)determining normal bowel and bladder patterns
• D)obtaining history of food allergies

Recognize the impact of communication style on team dynamics and conflict resolution.

Understand the concept of the excess zone and how it relates to communication styles.

Grasp the importance of non-verbal cues in indicating communication styles.

Acknowledge the potential for bias based on communication styles and its effects on relationships.

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Definitions:

Monosaccharides

Simple sugars that are the most basic units of carbohydrates, with a single polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketone unit.

Kiliani-Fischer Chain Lengthening

A chemical reaction that increases the carbon chain length of aldoses by one carbon atom using cyanohydrin formation.

Optical Activity

The ability of a compound to rotate the plane of polarized light, indicating its chiral nature.

Adenosine Monophosphate

A nucleotide composed of an adenine base attached to a ribose sugar and single phosphate group; involved in energy transfer within cells.