A Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Dehydration

question 22

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a client with dehydration. Which of the following signs is observed in a client with dehydration? Select all that apply.

• A) Decreased skin turgor over sternum
• B) Decreased blood pressure
• C) Low urine output
• D) Increased pulse rate
• E) Increased respiratory rate

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Definitions:

Mirror Neurons

Brain cells that fire when a person or animal observes another carrying out an action; these neurons appear to be involved in empathy, language comprehension, imitation, and reading emotions.

Empathy

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person, essentially putting oneself in another's shoes.

Emotion Work

Expression of an emotion, often because of a role requirement, that a person does not really feel.

Facial Feedback

The process by which the facial muscles send messages to the brain about the basic emotion being expressed.