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Media maelstrom Ours is the first age in which many thousands of the best-trained individual minds have made a full-time business to get inside the collective public mind. To get inside in order to manipulate, exploit, control is the object now. And to generate heat not light is the intention. (McLuhan [1951] 1967:

A home health nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a stage 1 pressure injury on the greater trochanter of his left hip. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? - Change position every hour. A nurse at an urgent care clinic is caring for a client who is experiencing an anaphylactic reaction. After ensuring a patent airway, which of the following nursing interventions is the priority? - Applying oxygen via face mask

. A patient comes to the emergency department and tells the triage nurse that he is “having a heart attack.” What is the nurse’s top priority at this time? a. Determine the patient’s personal data and insurance coverage. b. Ask the patient to take a seat in the waiting room until his name is called. c. Request that a nurse collect data for a comprehensive history. d. Ask a nurse to start a focused assessment of this patient now. ANS: D The nurse needs to begin an assessme...

1. Sociology is the scientific study of a. human activity in society. b. mental processes. c. people. d. multiple personalities. ANS: A SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: comprehension SOURCE: new 2. From a sociological point of view, a is the day-to-day activities from birth to death that make up a person’s life. a. social fact b. sociological imagination c. biography d. autobiography ANS: C SEC: The Sociological Imagination TYP: comprehension SOURCE: new; study gui...

. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of evidence- based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse a. Develops evidence-based guidelines b. Designs research studies, on which protocols may be based c. Evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols d. Contributes practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings e. Mentors PhD researchers in the clinical setting during protocol development ANS: D Nurses with a BSN degree ...

A client asks an RN to prescribe a medication for pain. What is the best answer by the nurse? A.) "Only advanced practice registered nurses have prescriptive authority." B.) "Take one acetaminophen every 4 hours." C.) "Take two ibuprofen every 4 to 6 hours." D.) "No nurse can prescribe a medication." - A.) "Only advanaced practice registered nurses have prescriptive authority." p. 15 A client is brought to the emergency department with a head injury following an all-terrain ...

. A patient reports lower abdominal cramping and occasional blood in stools. That provider suspects inflammatory bowel disease. Which test will that provider order todetermine whethatrthat patient has ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease (CD)? a. Barium enema b. Colonoscopy c. Genetic testing d. Small bowel series ANS: B Colonoscopy is useful in differentiating UC from CD. Barium enema has limited use in diagnosis, but is used to detect distension, strictures, tumors, fistulas,...

1. The manufacturer of Macho brand martial arts products was implementing a strategic plan when it sponsored a local karate tournament for teenagers. ANS: F Such a short-range decision is typically a tactical plan or operating decision, not a strategic plan. PTS: 1 REF: 35 OBJ: 02-1 TYPE: App TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking | TB&E Model Strategy 2. The marketing plan is a written document that acts as a guidebook of marketing activities for a marketing manager. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 36 OBJ...

1. Which of the following best describes community-based nursing? a. A practice in which care is provided for individuals and families b. Providing care with a focus on the group’s needs c. Giving care with a focus on the aggregate’s needs d. A value system in which all clients receive optimal care ANS: A By definition, community-based nursing is a setting-specific practice in which care is provided for “sick” individuals and families where they live, work, and attend school. The...

A nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students about the history of family-centered maternity care. Which statement should the nurse include in the teaching session? a. The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 promoted family-centered care. b. Changes in pharmacologic management of labor prompted family-centered care. c. Demands by physicians for family involvement in childbirth increased the practice of family-centered care. d. Parental requests that infants be allowed to remain with t...