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Levels of Evidence: Bottom (10) to Top (1)- Systematic Review of single Case Control Study - 7 Levels of Evidence: Bottom (10) to Top (1)- Individual Cohort Study - 5 Levels of Evidence: Bottom (10) to Top (1)- Single Case Control Study - 8 Levels of Evidence: Bottom (10) to Top (1)- Outcomes Research - 6 Levels of Evidence: Bottom (10) to Top (1)- Case Series - 9 Levels of Evidence: Bottom (10) to Top (1)- All or none - 3 Levels of Evidence: Bottom (10) to Top (1)- Systematic ...

True or false: A retrospective cohort study is an observational study but a prospective cohort study is an intervention study. - False What study designs are both analytic, observational studies? - Retrospective and prospective cohort studies What is the measure of association if we start with a cohort free of disease and analysis is by cumulative incidence? - relative risk What is the ratio of cumulative incidence rate in exposed compared to cumulative incidence rate in the unexposed? ...

Cysto- is a prefix meaning - Bladder The term for narrowing is - Stenosis Gastrectomy is the term for excision of the - Stomach The abbreviation meaning two times a day is - BID Indicate the correctly spelled word A. Pharengitis B. Pharyngitis C. Pharyngytis - B. Pharyngitis Communication with patients can be improved by A. Using their first name B. Talking about yourself C. Providing privacy D. Avoiding eye contact - C. Providing privacy What are patient instruction sh...

What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? - Negative w/10 air exchanges per hour What two steps are involved in decontamination? - 1. Manual and/or automated mechanical cleaning 2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process Define Cleaning... - The removal of contamination from an item to the extent necessary for further processing or for the intended use. nosocomial infections are well documented and caused by... - poor or ineffective decontamination of instru...

Regarding the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, all the following are true EXCEPT: A. Vital signs are usually abnormal, even early in the course of acute appendicitis. B. Rebound is usually elicited only after the appendix has ruptured or infarcted. C. Rovsing's sign is pain in the right lower quadrant upon palpation of the left lower quadrant. D. The obturator sign is pain upon flexion and internal rotation of the hip. E. The psoas sign is pain upon extension of the hip. - A. Vital si...

1. list ottawa ankle rules 2. where should you also check on exam/be aware of? - 1. inability to walk 4 steps immediately & in ED + any of the following: - medial malleolus tenderness - lateral malleolus tenderness - navicular tenderensss - 5th metatarsal tendereness 2. check fibular head tenderness- twisting injury ~ fibular fx name SIRS criteria (4) Describe CHEST study findings - 1. Temp < 36 or >38 2. HR >90 3. RR >20 or PaCO2 <32 4. WBC 4,000 > x > 12,000 ...

Collar ties shall be a minimum of 1-inch by 4-inch, spaced not more than _____________________ feet on center. - 4' Attic ventilation openings shall have a least dimension of _____________________minimum to _____________________maximum openings. - 1/16"; 1/4" Attic rough-framed openings shall be not less than _____________________ inches by _____________________ inches. - 22"; 30" Except for Type IC luminaires, thermal insulation shall not be installed above a recessed luminaire or...

An eight-year-old-female with asthma was seen by her pharmacist for recurrent coughing and wheezing. Her mother complains that she wakes up twice per month with a cough in the past two months and needs albuterol twice a week for some relief. The pharmacist knows that according to ERP-3 guidelines, this level of asthma control should be classified as: A. Very poorly controlled B. Not well controlled C. Well controlled D. Very well controlled - B A patient has a predicted peak flow meter re...

Clean-Contaminted - Which of the following is the wound classifications for a bronchoscopy: Clean Contaminated Dirty and infected Clean-contaminated Teeth - Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes? Teeth Sinuses Tonsils Villi Alpha-chymotrypsin - The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before cataract surgery is: Atropine sulfate Alpha-chymotrypsin Acetylcholine chloride Pilocarpine hydrochloride Flat - When perforated metal trays are...

Which of the following is considered the most important skill for a surgical technologist? - Management of specimen - Management is sponges - Maintaining an orderly set up - Ensuring adequate lighting - Management of specimen The surgical incision that allows for the BEST visualization for a Billroth I procedure is - McBurney's - Pfannenstiel - Midline - Subcostal - Midline During the postoperative phase, the personnel primarily responsible for transporting soiled instrumentat...

Tympanosplasty - Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear (ossicles) After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the Duraprep applicator and proceeds to prep the patient for surgery. What is the best action to take at this time? - Regown and reglove the surgeon What position is used for a pneumonectomy? - Lateral What is the kraske position? - Anatomical position in which the patient is prone, with hip...

phoneme - a phoneme is the smallest part of SPOKEN language that makes a difference in the meaning of the word. English has 44 phonemes. Think of tapping. grapheme - smallest part of WRITTEN language. Think of line on graph. Graphemes could be only one letter like b,d,f,p,s; or several letters such as ch, sh, th, ck, ea, igh. phonics - the understanding that there is a predictable relationship between phonemes (sounds of a spoken language) and graphemes (written language). phonemic awar...

phonological awareness - the awareness that oral language is composed of smaller units, such as spoken words and syllables phonemic awareness - a specific type of phonological awareness involving the ability to distinguish the separate phonemes in a spoken word phonics - the sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds How is phonics different from phonemic awareness? - Phonics involves the relationship between sounds and written symbols, whereas phonemic a...

1. The LPN/LVN is preparing to ambulate a postoperative client after cardiac surgery. The nurse plans to do which to enable the client to best tolerate the ambulation? 1. Provide the client with a walker. 2. Remove the telemetry equipment. 3. Encourage the client to cough and deep breathe. 4. Premedicate the client with an analgesic before ambulating. 2. A client is wearing a continuous cardiac monitor, which begins to alarm at the nurse's station. The nurse sees no electrocardiographic ...

Question 1 out of 1 points 1 A formal statement that there is an absence of relationship between variables when tested by a researcher is called: Selected Answer: Null hypothesis Correct Answer: Null hypothesis · Question 2 out of 1 points 1 Bivariate statistics refers to the statistical analysis of the relationship between two variables. Selected Answer: True Correct Answer: True · Question 3 out of 1 points 1 Positive relationships between two variables indicate that, as the ...

Question 1 0 out of 1 points To determine the proportion of variability in one variable that can be accounted for or explained by the variability of a second variable, you would calculate a correlation coefficient, then take its square root. Selected Answer: Tru e Answers: True Fals e  Question 2 1 out of 1 points When the researcher incorrectly rejects the null hypothesis, it is known as: Selected Answer: Type I error Answers: Hypothesis error Statistical significance Typ...

A nurse in a rural community center is providing education to a group of clients about first aid interventions for snake bites to prevent further injury. Which of the following instruction should the nurse include in the teaching? a. Apply an ice pack directly to the affected area b. Immobilize the affected extremity with a splint c. Place tourniquet above and below the affected area d. Elevate the affected extremity 2. A nurse in an Emergency Department is caring for a client who sustaine...

A. Knee extension - a complete lesion of the femoral nerve as it leaves the lumbar plexus affects what motion? A. knee extension B. hip adduction c. hip extension d. knee flexion e. ankle plantarflexion the femoral nerve - what is the largest nerve of the lumbar plexus? Iliopsoas - what is the primary flexor of the hip? common peroneal nerve - paralytic equinus during swing phase is often caused by injury to what nerve? Equinus deformity - toe is in a down position, dorsiflexio...

Which of the following is a common side effect of thiazide diuretics? - Hypokalemia Hypokalemia is a low level of potassium in the blood. It is a common side effect of thiazide diuretics. Which of the following blood tests is performed to monitor a patient's response to Coumadin therapy and to aid in adjusting Coumadin dosage? - International Normalized Ratio (INR) Which of the following factors must exist to constitute a lawful emergency pertaining to consent? - The patient is intoxicat...

Leukopenia - an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count an infart - area of dead myocardial tissue lithiasis - abnormal condition of stones menarche - beginning of menstruation orthopnea - DIFFICULT BREATHING EXCEPT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION gynecomastia - Abnormal development of breast tissue in males rhinorrhea - drainage from the nose cephalo - head onych- - fingernail, toenail hidradenitis - Inflammation of a sweat gland adipose tissue - collection of fat c...