Your client needs a sample of synovial fluid withdrawn from her right knee. The name of this procedure is:
1. myelogram.
2. arthrogram.
3. arthrocentesis.
4. myelocentesis.
ANS: 3
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The nurse is caring for a child who is on a cardiac monitor. Which actions would be the most important when caring for this child?
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In an outcome study, a researcher demonstrates a link between the number of mothers who successfully breastfeed their infants and the number of maternal-child nurses who are baccalaureate prepared. This illustrates
a. interdependent nursing role functions. b. nursing-sensitive patient outcomes. c. patient-sensitive outcomes. d. the Nursing Role Effectiveness Model.
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A) Center of client's forehead B) On the mastoid process C) In front of the external auditory canal D) At the base of the skull