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A new nurse reports to the nurse preceptor that a client requested pain medication, and when the nurse brought it, the client was sound asleep. The nurse states the client cannot possibly sleep with the severe pain the client described. Which response by the experienced nurse is best? a. "Being able to sleep doesn't mean pain doesn't exist." b. "Have you ever experienced any type of pain?" c. "The client should be assessed for drug addiction." d. "You're right; I would put the ...

ANS: B The blood pressure indicates that the patient may be developing hypovolemic shock because of intravascular fluid loss because of the burn injury. This finding will require immediate intervention to prevent the complications associated with systemic hypoperfusion. The poor oral intake, decreased urine output, and skin tenting all indicate the need for increasing the patient's fluid intake but not as urgently as the hypotension. DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyze (analysis) TOP: Nursing ...

ANS: C The major difference between benign and malignant tumors is that malignant tumors invade adjacent tissues and spread to distant tissues and benign tumors do not metastasize. The other statements are inaccurate. Both types of tumors may cause damage to adjacent tissues. Malignant cells do not reproduce more rapidly than normal cells. Benign tumors do not usually recur. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension) REF: 240 TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiol...

The nurse prepares a patient with a left-sided pleural effusion for a thoracentesis. How should the nurse position the patient? a. High-Fowler's position with the left arm extended b. Supine with the head of the bed elevated 30 degrees c. On the right side with the left arm extended above the head d. Sitting upright with the arms supported on an over bed table d. Sitting upright with the arms supported on an over bed table The upright position with the arms supported increases lung expan...

ANS: A Increased secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by the anterior pituitary gland will lead to an increase in serum and urinary cortisol levels. An increase, rather than a decrease, in thyroxine level would be expected with increased secretion of thyroidstimulating hormone (TSH) by the anterior pituitary. Aldosterone and catecholamine levels are not controlled by the anterior pituitary. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension) REF: 1107 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessm...

The branch of the US Public Health Service that supports general health research and distributes research findings and treatment guidelines with the goal of improving the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of healthcare services Bar chart A graphic technique used to display frequency distributions of nominal or ordinal data that fall into categories Bubble charts A type of scatter plot with circular symbols used to compare three variables; the area of the circle indicates the va...

ANS: B Initial symptoms of OA include pain with joint movement. Heberden's nodules occur on the fingers. Redness of the joint is associated with inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis. Stiffness in OA is worse right after the patient rests and decreases with joint movement. DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension) REF: 1518 TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity Which assessment finding for a patient using naproxen (Naprosyn) to treat os...

extension of a neuron that receives input from axons of other cells and conducts signal towards cell body presynaptic terminal axon terminal excretes signaling molecules, or neurotransmitters postsynaptic specialization found on dendrites, receptive sites for neurotransmitters synaptic cleft gap that separates presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons axon long extension from neuron cell body that carries electrochemical signal away to presynaptic terminals interneurons neurons within the...

An educational model in which students with disabilities receive their education in a general educational setting with collaboration between general and special education teachers. Implementation may be through the total reorganization and redefinition of general and special education roles, or as one option in a continuum of available services. Differentiated Instruction A variety of techniques used to adapt instruction to the individual ability levels and learning styles of each student ...

A sales associate authorized to negotiate a sale of property has the authority to work under the direction of a broker or in some cases an owner-developer The sales specialty that involves the knowledge of regulated land use, environmental considerations, transportation, labor costs and utility charges is industrial A real estate agent's trade association that requires raising the professional and ethical standards of their members is the National Association of Realtors. Property manag...