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What is the rationale for using the nursing process in planning care for clients? A. As a scientific process to identify nursing diagnoses of a clients' healthcare problems. B. To establish nursing theory that incorporates the biopsychosocial nature of humans. C. As a tool to organize thinking and clinical decision making about clients' healthcare needs. D. To promote the management of client care in collaboration with other healthcare professionals. (ANS-: C) What activity shou...

A safe practice when handling a gun is to rest your finger on the outside of the trigger guard or along the side of the gun until you are ready to shoot. True False - ANSWER- True To "know your target, its surroundings and beyond," you must consider that if the bullet misses or completely passes through the target, it could strike a person or object. True False - ANSWER- True Drinking alcohol while handling firearms is safe if your blood alcohol level remains below the legal li...

Which drug does a nurse anticipate may be prescribed to produce diuresis and inhibit formation of aqueous humor for a client with glaucoma? Chlorothiazide (Diuril) Acetazolamide (Diamox) Bendroflumethiazide (Naturetin) Demecarium bromide (Humorsol) A client receiving steroid therapy states, "I have difficulty controlling my temper which is so unlike me, and I don't know why this is happening." What is the nurse's best response? Tell the client it is nothing to worry about. ...

A researcher submits a paper for publication in a scientific journal. The editors give it to other scientists. The scientists review the paper. Which of the following options best uses grammar to combine the sentences above for clarity? A.) When a researcher submits a paper for publication in a scientific journal, the editors give it to other scientists to review. B.) The editors give it to other scientists after a researcher submits a paper for publication in a scientific journal, and th...

A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel? a. Changing the dressing for a client who has a stage 3 pressure injury b. Determining a client's response to a diuretic c. Comparing radial pulses for a client who is postoperative d. Providing postmortem care to a client d. Providing postmortem care to a client A nurse is conducting a health assessment for a client who takes herbal supplements. Which of th...

A nurs assistant is about to perform perineal care on an incontinent patient who wears briefs. His supplies have already been gathered and placed on the clean bedside table. He enters the room, dons non-sterile gloves, removes and discards the patient's soiled brief and cleans the patient's perineum. He removes his soiled gloves and dons a new pair of non-sterile gloves. He applies a clean brief. He discards his gloves and exists the room. How many times should he have performed hand hygie...

(a) Comorbidities and length of exposure. (b) Location and event intensity. (c) Mode of transmission and incubation. (d) Premorbid conditions and surveillance rates. - (c) Mode of transmission and incubation. When disseminating research findings in a peer-reviewed journal, the adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner: (a) concludes that the study proves the hypothesis. (b) excludes the discussion section, because the conclusion contains this information. (c) recommends incorpor...

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy? Lymphedema 2. A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL. How many gtt/min should the nurse set the IV ump to administer? 33 3. A nur...

Score for this quiz: 46 out of 50 Submitted Sep 2 at 5:25pm This attempt took 47 minutes. Zebras exemplify that stress responses areshortenedifanticipated should,idealy,beshorterm areunecessary areonlyexternal What is the first step toward developing heart disease from chronic stress? hypertension vascular resistance left ventricular hypertrophy atherosclerotic plaque According to Levers, what percentage of people exposed to a traumatic event develop PTSD? 7-10% Question 5 2 /...

Which of the following about the nitrogen cycle is false? a)Nitrogen-fixing bacteria exist on the root nodules of legumes and in the soil. b)Ammonification is the process by which ammonium ion (NH4+) is released from decomposing organic compounds. c)Nitrification is the process by which nitrites (NO2-) are converted to ammonium ions (NH4+). d)Denitrifying bacteria convert nitrates (NO3-) into nitrogen gas (N2). -CORRECT ANSWER-- c)Nitrification is the process by which nitrites (NO2-...