In order to practice at a level demonstrating competency, the nurse should ask family history questions that go back at least _____ generations
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
3
Rationale : The registered nurse who meets the genetic and genomic competency in assessment demonstrates the ability to elicit a minimum of three-generation family health history information.
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a. Hydroxyzine (Atarax) b. Lorazepam (Ativan) c. Metoclopramide (Reglan) d. Morphine sulfate
A nurse is caring for four clients receiving enteral tube feedings. Which client should the nurse see first?
a. Client with a blood glucose level of 138 mg/dL b. Client with foul-smelling diarrhea c. Client with a potassium level of 2.6 mEq/L d. Client with a sodium level of 138 mEq/L
The sender-message-receiver process means that
a. a direction is given b. there is a clear exchange of information from the sender to the receiver and the receiver to the sender
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