The pressure gradient in the ventricles exceeds the pressure in the pulmonary artery and aorta.
a. true
b. false

Aclient with pernicious anemia asks why she must take vitamin b12 injections for the rest of her life. what is the nurse's best response? a. "the reason for your vitamin deficiency is an inability to absorb the vitamin because the stomach is not producing sutficient acid." b. "the reason for your vitamin deficiency is an inability to absorb the vitamin because the stomach is not producing sufficient intrinsic factor." c. "the reason for your vitamin deficiency is an excessive excretion of the vitamin because of kidney dysfunction." d. "the reason for your vitamin deficiency is an increased requirement for the vitamin because of rapid red blood cell production."

Correlate the prognosis associated with the following treatments for aplastic anemia. • bone marrow transplant • cytokine therapy • stem cell transplant • immunosuppression therapy

Leaving space in the medical record so you can add documentation later: a. is an approved way to evaluate the effect of care before documenting it. b. prevents speculation about what actually happened. c. prevents the appearance of a cover-up. d. raises questions about why the documentation was done after the fact.