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A Nurse Is Gathering Objective Data When Admitting a Patient

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A nurse is gathering objective data when admitting a patient.Which assessment finding is considered objective data?


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Second Messenger System

A method of cellular signaling where the signal from a first messenger is transferred to a secondary molecule inside the cell to elicit a physiological change.

Protein Kinase

An enzyme that modifies other proteins by chemically adding phosphate groups to them, thereby altering their function.

G Protein

A group of proteins functioning as cellular molecular switches, responsible for conveying signals from external stimuli to the inside of the cell.

Cyclic AMP

A second messenger important in many biological processes, derived from adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and used for intracellular signal transduction.

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