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A patient asks the nurse to pray with him. The nurse is an atheist and uncomfortable with this request. What action by the nurse is best?

A community was devastated by a tornado several months ago. What nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate for the nurse to consider?

A patient is hesitating to accept a blood transfusion as a course of treatment. What Nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for this patient?

 In the ocean, the biomass of large predators (e.g., sharks and tuna) is much smaller than that of herbivorous animals (e.g., small fish and phytoplankton). This is because

Why is net primary production (NPP) a more useful measurement to an ecosystem ecologist than gross primary production (GPP)?

 In the ocean, the biomass of large predators (e.g., sharks and tuna) is much smaller than that of herbivorous animals (e.g., small fish and phytoplankton). This is because

 What interactions exist between a tick on a dog and the dog?

Two communities each contain the same number of species. In one community, the major species are all present in approximately equal percentages. In the other, one species makes up more than 70 percent of the species, while all the others are divided among the remaining 30 percent. The two communities differ in their species _______.

The nurse is caring for a patient with a history of left-sided congestive heart failure who is acutely short of breath. The nurse hears fine crackles throughout both lung fields and notes that the patient’s pulse oximetry is only 88% on 4 L of oxygen. What is the priority intervention of the nurse?

Which tool is used by the nurse to determine risk for impaired skin integrity?