Qualitative researchers, like quantitative researchers, sometimes ask early informants to refer to other study participants. What type of sample is being used?
A) Convenience
B) Snowball
C) Purposive
D) Purposeful
B
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The nurse checks a casted right leg resting upon a pillow and finds that the cast appears too tight. What should the nurse do?
a. Remove the pillow under the cast. b. Apply an extra blanket to the leg. c. Administer pain medication. d. Notify the registered nurse.
The nurse is reviewing a client's laboratory studies and determines that the client has an elevated calcium level. What does the nurse know will occur as a result of the rise in the serum calcium level?
A) A rise in serum calcium stimulates the release of T lymphocytes. B) A rise in serum calcium stimulates the release of erythropoietin. C) A rise in serum calcium inhibits the release of calcitonin. D) A rise in serum calcium stimulates the release of calcitonin from the thyroid gland.
The parent of an adolescent tells the nurse that her adolescent child is experiencing an increase in colds over the last months. The nurse realizes that this patient might be experiencing:
1. The result of an incompetent thymus gland during infancy and childhood. 2. Poor personal hygiene. 3. Inadequate intake of nutrients. 4. Stress-related illnesses.
The client has pancreatitis. Which client monitoring does the nurse implement for early detection of complications of pancreatitis?
1. Slow deep tendon reflexes. 2. Peaked T waves on EKG. 3. Hypotension with activity. 4. Positive Chvostek's sign