Hepatocytes detoxify harmful substances that travel through the liver in the bloodstream (such as and by changing their composition. if the hepatocytes are unable to change a substance's harmful form, what happens to the substance? how is the storage of toxins damaging to the liver?

Anurse is monitoring the laboratory values of a client who is receiving heparin. which of the following values should the nurse report to the provider? a. platelets 300,000/mm3 b. hematocrit 45% c. pt 11 seconds d. aptt 50 seconds

What are the benefits and challenges if you use in-house resources to manage accreditation versus obtaining an external consultant with specialization in health care accreditation?

Anurse recently administered filgrastim intravenously to a client who has cancer and is receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. for which of the following data, discovered after the medication was administered, should the nurse consider filling an incident report? a. the client had chemotherapy 12 hr before the medication was administered. b. the nurse flushed the client’s iv line with d5w before and after the medication was administered. c. the client’s absolute neutrophil count was 2,500/mm^3 before the medication was administered. d. the medication vial sat at the room temperature for 2 hr before it was administered.