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1) Which of the following statements about development is accurate? A) The process of development ends during early adulthood. B) The process of development starts during early childhood. C) Most development involves growth, although it also includes decline. D) Most of the physical development happens during late adulthood. Answer: C Difficulty: 2 Medium Topic: Studying Children's Development Learning Objective: Explain why it is important to study children's development, and id...

1) Accounting is a system of maintaining records of a company's operations and communicating that information to decision makers. Answer: TRUE Difficulty: 1 Easy Topic: Defining Accounting Learning Objective: 01-01 Describe the two primary functions of financial accounting.Bloom's: Remember AACSB: Reflective Thinking AICPA: BB Critical Thinking 2) Accounting information is used by investors to decide whether to invest in a company's stock. Answer: TRUE Difficulty: 1 Easy To...

1. What contribution did Roman Matron Saint Marcella make to the origins of nursing? A) First to teach nursing skills B) Was the first deaconess and visiting nurse C) Established inns and hospitals for pilgrims D) Was the namesake of the first free hospital in Rome in 390 AD 2. Which of Florence Nightingale's nursing principles is still practiced today? A) The nurse's role is defined by the physician's orders. B) The nurse's primary role is to spend time caring for others. ...

1. Nursing has been considered both a profession and an occupation. Which of the following supports defining nursing as a profession? A) Autonomy B) Learned vocation C) Varied level of skill D) Career with varied knowledge 2. How many levels of entry into practice exist for registered nurses? A) One B) Two C) Three D) Four 3. Nursing is classified as which type of science? A) Pure B) Natural C) Human D) Applied 4. In defining the philosophy of nursing, which of the fol...

3. The primary care NP sees a new patient who has diabetes and hypertension and has been taking a thiazide diuretic for 6 months. The patient’s blood pressure at the beginning of treatment was 150/95 mm Hg. The blood pressure today is 138/85 mm Hg. The NP should: a. order a -blocker. b. add an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. c. continue the current drug regimen. d. change to an aldosterone antagonist medication. ANS: B Evidence-based guidelines suggest that optimal control of hy...

1. Who first popularized spirometry for the evaluation of pulmonary function? a. August and Marie Krogh b. Alvan Barach c. John Severinghaus d. John Hutchinson ANS: D Hutchinson popularized the concept of using VC to assess lung function, and the names he gave to several other lung compartments are still used today. DIF: 1 REF: p. 2 OBJ: None MSC: NBRC: None 2. Which of the following are indications for performing spirometry? 1. Assess the risk of lung resection. 2. Determine the r...

1. Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of kidney stones. Mr. L’s son tells you that for religious reasons, his father wishes to keep any stone that is passed into the urine filter that he has been using. What is your most appropriate response? a. ―With your father’s permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be returned to him.‖ b. ―The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be kept.‖ c. ―We cannot let hi...

39. Which of the following correctly describes the anatomical position? a. Standing erect, facing forward, with arms outstretched b. Standing erect with arms at sides, palms facing backward, face and feet facing forward c. Standing erect with arms overhead, face and feet facing forward d. Standing erect with arms at sides and with palms, face, and feet facing forward 40. The dorsal cavity contains the a. thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities. b. cranial and spinal cavities. c. mediast...

1. Nurses can be leaders without being managers. Which nursing actions demonstrate leadership? a. Assisting a new nurse with enteral tube feedings b. Counseling a new nurse regarding attendance c. Adjusting assignments after a staff member calls in sick d. Calling a physician for new order clarification ANS: A Leaders act as role models and mentor new staff. The other options are incorrect because they are management responsibilities and not leadership roles. DIF: Cognitive Level: Appli...

In the hospital where Nurse L. provides care, tradition dictates that oral temperatures be included in every set of patient vital signs, regardless of patient diagnosis or acuity. This is most likely an example of which of the following phenomena? A) The prioritization of internal evidence over external evidence B) Practice that lacks evidence to support its application C) The integration of personal expertise into nursing care D) Evidence-based practice 2. The clinical nurse educator (...

1. At an international nursing conference, many discussions and breakout sessions focused on the World Health Organization (WHO) views on health. Of the following comments made by nurses during a discussion session, which statements would be considered a good representation of the WHO definition? Select all that apply. A) Interests in keeping the elderly population engaged in such activities as book reviews and word games during social time B) Increase in the number of chair aerobics classes p...

1. Which of the following could eventually change the historical status of nursing as a female- dominated profession? a. More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs b. The proportion of men in nursing beginning to increase c. More male graduates of basic nursing programs entering the workplace d. Salary compensation increasing to attract more men ANSWER: C Feedback A More men graduating from baccalaureate and higher degree programs is not the best answer becaus...

1. The nurse is preparing to teach a patient of the Asian culture to perform postoperative dressing changes at home after discharge. Which statement made by the nurse indicates cultural competence? a. Tell me how you feel about your surgery. b. Asian people are smart, so this should be easy for you to understand. c. American surgeons are highly qualified; Im sure you will heal quickly. d. Will you tell me about any traditional healing practices that you would like to use? 2. An unconsci...

1. The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse practitioner would include which intervention? a. Conducting a mental health assessment. b. Prescribing psychotropic medication. c. Establishing a therapeutic relationship. d. Individualizing a nursing care plan. ANSWER: B In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master’s-prepared nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on prescribing medication. The nurse prepared at the basic level i...

1. EMS stands for: a. Evolve Medical Service b. Emergency Medical Services c. Emergency Medical School d. European Medical Services ANSWER: B DIF: Easy REF: Pg. 4 2. The first recorded use of an ambulance was by the military during the Siege of Malaga in: a. At the beginning of 1400 b. In the mid of 1400 c. At the start of 1500 d. At the end of 1400 ANSWER: D DIF: Moderate REF: pg. 4 3. (CoAEMSP) is the only accrediting body for paramedic programs which stands for: a....

8. Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of the bubonic plague, has multiple mechanisms of immune evasion. This Gram-negative bacterium is transmitted from fleas (body temperature 26 deg C) to humans (body temperature 37 deg C) by flea bites. Studies have shown that the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) produced by Y. pestis grown at 37 deg C is about 10-fold less potent at stimulating TLR4 signaling than is the Y. pestis LPS from bacteria grown at 26 deg C. When these two forms of Y. pestis LPS are compa...

1. Which of the following best defines the term “gender” as used in this text? a) A person’s sex b) A person’s sex as defined by society c) A societal response to a person’s self-representation as a man or woman d) A person’s biological presentation as defined by himself or herself 2. Which factor bears most on women’s health care today? a) The complexity of women’s health b) Women’s status and position in society c) Population growth d) The economy

Each daughter cell receives a complete set of DNA information. t/f -correct answersTrue Prokaryotic chromosomes are not contained in a membrane-bound nucleus. t/f -correct answersTrue at the end of DNA replication, a duplicated chromosome consists of 4 identical DNA double helices. t/f -correct answersFalse; 2 not 4 Homologous chromosomes are usually not identical. t/f -correct answersTrue Gametes have exactly half the genetic information of their parent cells and reestablish the ful...

Symptoms of sleep apnea include: -correct answersSnoring, with pauses in breathing Treatment for sleep apnea includes: -correct answersair machine or air mask that delivers oxygen According to the reading, sleep apnea is thought to be a tradeoff with what human feature? -correct answersComplex language What are the long-term health consequences of sleep apnea? -correct answersHypertension Dementia Kidney Disease What are the three components of natural selection? -correct answersVa...

What is a lymph node? -correct answersA collection of stationary lymphatic tissue along lymph vessels that filters lymph and houses immune cells. What is the thoracic duct? -correct answersA large lymphatic vessel that drains lymph from the lower and left side of the body into the bloodstream. What is the spleen? -correct answersAn organ in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen that destroys worn-out erythrocytes, activates lymphocytes, and stores blood. What is the adenoid? -correct a...