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PLE CHOICE 1. Which best describes the recent population trend in rural America? ANS: D Although the urban growth rate has been steadily climbing since 1890, with numbers of urban dwellers surpassing those in rural areas around 1920, the number of rural residents is the highest in the country’s history (U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA], 2016). In 2010 to 2015 population loss in nonmetro areas occurred in the United States as a whole. In 2014 nonmetro populations stabilized afte...

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Four hours after the birth of a healthy neonate of an insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetic mother, the baby appears jittery and irritable and has a high-pitched cry. Which nursing action has top priority? - Test for the blood glucose level. In an infant with cyanotic cardiac anomaly, the nurse should expect to see - little to no improvement in color with oxygen administration. Infection can be transmitted to the neonate from mother during the pregnancy or birth or from the mother, famil...

A charge nurse is managing a conflict between co-workers. Which of the following are effective management functions for conflict resolution? Select all that apply. Select one or more: a. Pursue alternative dispute resolutions when conflict cannot be resolved. b. Obtain needed unit resources through effective negotiation strategies. c. Suppress the need for closure and follow-up to negotiation. d. Create a work environment that minimizes the conditions for conflict. e. Avoid facilitati...

Which child should the nurse document as being anemic? a. 7-year-old child with a hemoglobin of 11.5 g/dl b. 3-year-old child with a hemoglobin of 12 g/dl c. 14-year-old child with a hemoglobin of 10 g/dl d. 1-year-old child with a hemoglobin of 13 g/dl - ANS: D Anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells, or hemoglobin concentration, is reduced below the normal values for age. Anemia is defined as a hemoglobin level below 10 or 11 g/dl. The child with a hemoglobin...

While assessing a client, a nurse detects a bluish tinge to the client's palms, soles, and mucous membranes. Which action should the nurse take next? a. Ask the client about current medications he or she is taking. b. Use pulse oximetry to assess the client's oxygen saturation. c. Auscultate the client's lung fields for adventitious sounds. d. Palpate the client's bilateral radial and pedal pulses. - b. Use pulse oximetry to assess the client's oxygen saturation. 2. A nurse assesse...

While assessing a client, a nurse detects a bluish tinge to the client's palms, soles, and mucous membranes. Which action should the nurse take next? a. Ask the client about current medications he or she is taking. b. Use pulse oximetry to assess the client's oxygen saturation. c. Auscultate the client's lung fields for adventitious sounds. d. Palpate the client's bilateral radial and pedal pulses. - b. Use pulse oximetry to assess the client's oxygen saturation. 2. A nurse assesse...