Achild with sickle-cell anemia is scheduled for a splenectomy. after the parents receive teaching about the rationale for this surgery, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the parents make which statement?

As you sit in the library with your friend studying for your weekly quiz on the integumentary system, you come upon an article about the hazards of prolonged exposure to the sun's rays. your curious nature leads you to research the subject further. you're fascinated to learn that minimal exposure to the sun allows you skin to manufacture vitamin d, which is important to maintain homeostasis. you also read that although sunscreen can protect you from the ultraviolet (uv) rays of the sun, some medications can actually increase a person's sensitivity to the sunlight.

Hiv is inactivated in the laboratory after a few minutes of sitting at room temperature, but the flu virus is still active after sitting for several hours. what are the practical consequences of these findings? a) hiv can be transmitted more easily from person to person than the flu virusb) the flu virus can be transmitted more easily from person to person than hivc) this property of hiv makes it more likely to be a pandemic than the flu virusd) disinfecting surfaces is more important to reduce the spread of hiv than the flu

Sarah’s friend had been binge drinking and was intoxicated. sarah immediately called 9-1-1, and then sarah tried to keep her friend awake and her sit up.