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1. A client reports to a health care facility with complaints of abdominal pain and vomiting. The client's wife informs the nurse that the client had gone out for dinner the previous night. Which of the following would be the primary source of assessment data? A) Client's friends B) Client's wife C) Client himself D) Test reports Ans: C Feedback: As the client is in a conscious state, he himself is the primary source of information since he can give firsthand information. The cli...

1. The World Health Organization (WHO) established a global strategy called “Health for All.” The goal for this strategy is: 1. All individuals to get the same health care throughout their life spans. 2. The government to supply money to care for all the people in the world. 3. Resources for health care to be evenly distributed and accessible. 4. Health-care providers can never deny patients health care. 2. Health assessment is a foundational and priority nursing skill. This essentia...

1. Which of the following components of a clinical question represents the “P” in the PICOT format for asking clinical questions? A) The nurse's preparation for patient teaching prior to surgery B) Early ambulation versus aggressive anticoagulant therapy C) Individuals who require peritoneal dialysis D) Deep vein thrombosis 2. An unacceptably high number of patients on a geriatric, subacute medicine unit have developed pressure ulcers during their period of care. The nurses on the ...

1. Ethical decision making is a behavior and can be done well or done poorly. It is inherent and is not taught or learned. a. Both statements are true. b. Both statements are false. c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false. d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true. ANS: C Ethical decision making is something that can be done well or done poorly and it is something that can be taught and learned. Many problems are situations in which we can ea...

1. Ischemia and other toxic injuries increase the accumulation of intracellular calcium as a result of: A) release of stored calcium from the mitochondria. B) improved intracellular volume regulation. C) decreased influx across the cell membrane. D) attraction of calcium to fatty infiltrates. 2. The patient is found to have liver disease, resulting in the removal of a lobe of his liver. Adaptation to the reduced size of the liver leads to ___________ of the remaining liver cells. A) ...

the problem. 1) In a sample of 775 senior citizens, approximately 67% said that they had seen a television commercial for life insurance. About how many senior citizens is this? 1) A) Not enough information available. B) 519 C) 67 D) 256 Answer: B 2) A two-way table could be used for which of the following pairs of variables? 2) A) Gender and age B) Age and favorite class C) Gender and favorite class D) Age and height Answer: C Indicate whether the study described is an observational study or a...

1. What does EAP stand for? A) Emergency Action Plan B) Emerging Assessment Plan C) Emergency Assessment Plan D) Emergency, Assessment, Prognosis 2. What is an emergency action plan (EAP)? A) A plan designed to ensure the best possible care B) A plan used to help manage life-threatening injuries and illness C) A plan designed to inform various personnel of their function in the event of an emergency D) All of the above Page 3 3. Because medical emergencies can occur during any activ...

1) What is the number one cause of death in the United States? A) Cancer B) Diabetes C) Cardiovascular disease D) Accidents Answer: C Explanation: Cardiovascular disease has been the number one cause of death in the United States since 1918. Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: The ECG and Its History Learning Objective: 01.01 Describe the history and the importance of the ECG. Bloom's: Remember Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 2) The abbreviation CAD stands for: A) cold appendage disorde...

1. Many mothers notice a definite fetal response to environmental sounds during the third trimester of pregnancy. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy 2. It is believed that babies are able to hear maternal speech sounds before birth. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy 3. It is important that parents believe their babies may try to imitate parent actions or sounds as early as the second or third month of age. a. True b. False ANSWER: True...

When a drug enters the body via oral ingestion, smoking, snorting, or injection, the chemicals move through the bloodstream and must cross what barrier to produce an effect? -liver *-brain -heart -lung (13:K) Psychoactive drugs operate at this level, meaning that they affect the action of the neurotransmitters that control brain function. lar level olic level scious level *tic level (13:C) Although drugs differ in the length of time they act on the neurochemical systems of the br...