The pediatrician diagnoses precocious puberty in a 7-year old female patient. The pediatric nurse knows that this is a condition that occurs with hyperfunction of the:
A) thyroid.
B) pituitary gland.
C) hypothalamus.
D) adrenal gland.
B
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The nurse knows that working with clients through rehabilitation and recovery may cause a conflict in value systems. Which of the following circumstances may cause your personal values to influence your effectiveness when working with a client?
1. An insurance company that approves your plan of care for the client 2. A client who chooses a different plan of care than you have mapped out 3. A family that works closely with the treatment team 4. A client who agrees with your opinion on the plan of care
When a patient asks if he can keep the hot application on his leg all the time, the nurse reminds him that long-term heat can:
a. cause extreme vasoconstriction. b. increase possibility of infection. c. cause the blood pressure to increase. d. damage epithelial cells.
As a standard deviation for a sample size gets smaller, so does the estimate of the standard error of the mean
A) True B) False
Initial first aid rendered at the scene of a fire includes preventing further injury through heat exposure. Which intervention could contribute to tissue hypoxia and necrosis and therefore should be avoided?
A) Removal of clothing B) Irrigation of the wound C) Application of ice D) Removal of hair