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A nursing instructor defines the term negligence to a group of nursing students. Which example illustrates negligence in healthcare? A. A nurse forgets to lock the brakes on a wheelchair, resulting in patient injury. B. A nurse intentionally pinches an older adult in a nursing home. C. A nurse refuses to allow a patient to leave the hospital. D. A nurse closes the door while bathing a patient. A. A nurse forgets to lock the brakes on a wheelchair, resulting in patient injury. A nurse workin...

1. A perioperative nurse is caring for a postoperative patient. The patient has a shallow respiratory pattern and is reluctant to cough or to begin mobilizing. The nurse should address the patients increased risk for what complication? A) Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) B) Atelectasis C) Aspiration D) Pulmonary embolism B 2. A critical-care nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with pneumonia as a surgical complication. The nurses assessment reveals that the patient has an increase...

A client, diagnosed with a cataract, comes into the clinic. What assessments should the nurse observe in this client? Blurred or cloudy visual image The nurse is performing patient teaching with a patient newly diagnosed with glaucoma. The nurse teaches the patient that this disease has a familial tendency. How often would the nurse tell the patient that family members should undergo examination for the detection of glaucoma? At least once every 2 years The nurse is reviewing the medical recor...

The client is admitted into the ED with diaphoresis, pale, clammy skin, and BP of 90/70. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? a. start an IV w/ an 18-gauge catheter b. administer dopamine intravenous infusion c. obtain arterial blood gases (ABGs) d. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter a. start an IV w/ an 18 gauge catheter there are many types of shock but the one common intervention which should be done first in all types of shock is to establish an IV line with a large-bore...

A nurse is teaching a client who has a vitamin K deficiency about the effects of vitamin K which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching A) The nurse should understand vitamin K is an antidote to warfarin toxicity B) The nurse should understand vitamin K promotes prothrombin formation in the liver C) The nurse should understand vitamin K is produced by the intestinal flora that contain bile D) vitamin K is produced in the intestine what is necessary for the synthesi...

Types of MCB trips thermal Magnetic Thermal tripping bi-metal strip, used for overload currents protection Magnetic tripping magnetic inductor, used for short circuit protection Reset procedure reset to OFF Reset to ON Arc containment includes horns carry current to chute, allow arc to jump out Arc chute lengthens distance for arc to travel Oil suppresses arc Splitter plates split the arc Arc control factors reduced horns width minimize arc x section More plates split arc into multiple smal...

A new flexible chord has been fitted, which of the following insolation resistance test values would be correct? A. 10 MOhm B. 0.5 Ohm C. 0.5 MOhm D. 1. Ohm A. 10 MOhm Question 2: The maximum current a flexible cord can carry safely without overheating depends mainly on: A. The type of supply, a.c. or d.c. B. The cross-sectional area of the flexible cord conductors. C. The colours of the flexible cord conductors. D. The number of cores in the flexible cord. B. The cross-sectional area of the ...

What is the minimum value of the permitted test result for the insulation resistance test of a three-phase, 400V, mains cable? 1MΩ When carrying out testing on a low voltage electrical installation, which document details the tests and checks required to be carried out? AS/NZS 3000 What is the minimum or maximum test result value you would consider acceptable for an Earth Continuity test? 1Ω or less State TWO types of electrical protection provided by a RCBO. ANY TWO: - Earth Leakage - Over...

Amnesia preceded by epigastric sensation and fear are associated with electrical abnormality where? Temporal lobe Memory loss pattern in dissociative amnesia Memory loss occurs for a discrete period of time Amnesia characterized by loss of memory of events that occur after onset of etiologic condition or agent Anterograde What psychoactive drug produces amnesia? Alcohol Visual problem in pituitary tumor compressing optic chiasm Bitemporal Hemianopsia 32 y/o pt 1-month history of worsening h...

60 yo right-handed M, getting lost, only writes on right half of paper. Left-sided hemi-neglect. Where is the lesion? RIGHT PARIETAL LOBE 66 yo with HTN develops vertigo, diplopia, nausea, vomiting, hiccups, L face numbness, nystagmus, hoarseness, ataxia of limbs, staggering gait, and tendency to fall to the left. Dx? LATERAL MEDULLARY STROKE 26 yo w/HA and R-hand clumsiness for weeks. Exam shows difficutty w/rapid alternating movements of hand, overt intention tremor on finger-to-nose, and mi...