The nurse working on a telemetry floor would recognize that most dangerous dysrhythmias are
a. atrial dysrhythmias.
b. junctional dysrhythmias.
c. nodal dysrhythmias.
d. ventricular dysrhythmias.
D
Ventricular dysrhythmias are generally more serious and life-threatening than atrial or junctional dysrhythmias.
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a. increase in circulating plasma volume. b. vasospasms in the arterial system. c. disseminated intravascular coagulation. d. high systemic vascular resistance
A nurse manager's supervisor reports that many staff members have complained about the manager's rigidity. What situations reflect this rigidity? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The manager has historically used trial and error as a decision-making strategy. 2. The manager takes unnecessary risks when staffing the unit. 3. The manager is not concerned when staff members arrive late to work. 4. The manager uses old ways of thinking to solve the day-to-day issues of the unit. 5. The manager does not consider the advice of the unit comanager when making a decision.
Joseph Lister contributed to medical practice through the introduction of:
a. isolation of infected patients. b. iodine and alcohol use as disinfectants. c. the autoclave. d. aseptic technique.
The nurse is teaching a prenatal class about postpartum changes. The nurse explains that factors that might interfere with uterine involution include: Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Prolonged labor. 2. Difficult birth. 3. Full bladder. 4. Breastfeeding. 5. Infection.