Which Client Does the Nurse Recognize as Being at Greatest

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which client does the nurse recognize as being at greatest risk for pressure ulcers?

• A) Infant with skin excoriations in the diaper region
• B) Young adult with diabetes in skeletal traction
• C) Middle-aged adult with quadriplegia
• D) Older adult requiring use of assistive device for ambulation

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Definitions:

cAMP

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate, a second messenger important in many biological processes.

Lac Operon

A gene regulatory system found in bacteria and some other organisms that regulates the metabolism of lactose, involving an operon required for the transport and metabolism of lactose.

Cap

In molecular biology, a specially modified nucleotide on the 5’ end of eukaryotic mRNA, important for RNA stability and the initiation of translation.

Operons

Groups of genes in prokaryotes that are transcribed together and regulated by a single promoter and operator sequence, enabling coordinated expression of genes with related functions.