Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following would be the earliest auscultatory finding in left ventricular failure (LVF)? A. Crackles B. S3 C. Murmur of mitral regurgitation D. Pericardial friction rub - B. S3 LVF would be the most subtle because early changes are usually subtle changes. Choose "S3." A patient with a triple-lumen subclavian catheter has been receiving total parenteral nutrition, maintenance fluids, and antibiotics by the catheter. He has been slightly confused. Suddenly he grasps the cathe...

Which of the following is an example of a clinical manifestation known as a sign? a) Nausea b) Bruise c) Loss of appetite d) Headache - ANS B Bruise 2. An obese adult with type 2 diabetes is given a prescription for a low-calorie diet and exercise. This is an example of: a) Primary prevention b) Secondary prevention c) Tertiary prevention d) Disease prevention - ANS C A public health nurse is providing smoking cessation counseling to a patient at risk for heart failure. Smoking cessa...

The nurse has been caring for a patient who has been taking antibiotics for 3 weeks. Upon assessing the patient, the nurse notices the individual has developed oral thrush. What describes the etiology of the thrush? - ANS Superinfection The nurse is caring for a patient on a medical-surgical unit who has a fever of unknown origin. The prescriber has ordered a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Which intervention is the priority? - ANS Obtaining all cultures before the antibiotic is administered Th...

How does the text define psychology? a. As the science of behavior b. As the study of the mind c. As the study of behavior, cognition, and emotion d. As the study of the psyche e. As the study of the brain - ANS a. As the science of behavior What is the ultimate goal of psychology? a. To discover how the brain controls behavior b. To explore the human psyche c. To solve the problems of humankind d. To understand human behavior e. To control behavior - ANS d. To understand human behavi...

What are the three main parts of a human body cell? - plasma membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus The three main components of the lipid bilayer portion of a plasma membrane are - phospholipids, cholesterol, and glycolipids What are the nonpolar parts of phospholipids? - fatty acid tail groups Which of the following is the transport process by which gases, like O2 and CO2, move through a membrane? - simple diffusion In this type of transport process, a solute (e.g. glucose) binds to a specific ca...

Nurses are most likely to encounter research results in... - Poster sessions Journal articles In a quantitative research article, a review of prior research on the problem under study is most likely to be found in this section. - Introduction In which section would the following sentence most likely appear? "The study sample consisted of 135 mother-infant dyads from an inner-city neighborhood" - Method section In which section would the following sentence most likely appear: "The result...

QUESTION 1 An employee in the finance department receives an email, which appears to come from the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), instructing the employee to immediately wire a large sum of money to a vendor. Which of the following BEST describes the principles of social engineering used? (Choose two.) A. Familiarity B. Scarcity C. Urgency D. Authority E. Consensus CD QUESTION 2 A security administrator has replaced the firewall and notices a number of dropped connections. After look...

Government Body that requires organizations to electronically submit illness and injury data - Occupational Safety and Health Administration A key manager is retiring, and the company wants her to keep working in a part-time capacity. She will work 20 hours a week and continue to perform a portion of her old duties. What Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) classification should the HR manager recommend for the manager? -Exempt employee What type of communication helps ensure an employer's com...

Which of the following pairs is mismatched? A) Koch - aseptic surgery B) Pasteur -proof of biogenesis C) Ehrlich - chemotherapy - Given D)Jenner -vaccination - A Which of the following is NOT a domain in the three-domain system? A) Archaea B) Eukarya C) Bacteria - D) Animalia - D Regarding the experiments that ʺprovedʺ spontaneous generation, which of the following statements is probably true? A) Excess carbon dioxide was present. B) The food source could not support life. - Gi...

1. Which of the following is not a goal of the Federal Reserve? a. Low inflation with limited year to year volatility. b. High and stable GDP growth. c. Moderate interest rates. d. Low tax rates. e. Stable economic growth with low unemployment. -ANS d 2. Which of the following are Federal Reserve policy tools? a. Open market operations. b. Discount window. c. Required Reserve Ratio. d. All of the Above. e. None of the Above. -ANS d 3. Who is the current chairman of the Fed? a. Janet...