Which factor increases cardiac output?
A. Reduced cardiac contractility
B. Hypovolemia
C. Peripheral vascular resistance
D. Increase in preload
Answer: D
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1. Offer education and support. 2. Determine where cross-dressing will take place. 3. Determine when cross-dressing will take place. 4. Disclose the cross-dressing secret to the partner.
A patient who is taking psychotropic medication is experiencing constipation. Which intervention would the nurse plan for the patient?
a. Drinking six to eight glasses of water daily and eating green vegetables and bran b. Drinking 10 to 12 glasses of water daily and eating a serving of beef liver weekly c. Taking a laxative and stool softener daily in addition to eating prunes and dates d. Using a retention enema weekly and adding bran and vegetables in the daily diet
The nurse delegates testing blood glucose to you. Which is correct?
a. You must have read how to perform the procedure in your basic training course. b. The procedure must be in your job de-scription. c. You must perform the procedure on a peer before doing it on a patient. d. You review the procedure with a peer.
What is a pathologic fracture?
A. A fracture in which the overlying skin is broken B. A fracture that occurs in a weakened area of bone secondary to a disease involving the bone C. A fracture in which the bone is shattered into multiple pieces D. A fracture associated with an autoantibody