A process of using critical thinking in choosing the best option from several alternatives is
a. checking and balancing. c. problem solving.
b. decision making. d. using good judgment.
ANS: b
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a. limiting fluids to 1500 mL a day. b. encouraging physical exercise. c. protecting patient from injury. d. discouraging daytime naps.
Which patient would the nurse recognize as eligible for referral to Medicaid?
1. A military auto mechanic with severe asthma 2. A pregnant unmarried young woman employed at a discount retail store for 3 years 3. A college student on scholarship who works part time at the college library who needs medication for arthritis 4. An unemployed young mother on welfare who needs diabetic medication for one of her children
A nurse was reading PPD tests 24 hours after another nurse had administered them. Which of the following findings would cause the nurse to interpret the test as positive?
a. 15 mm of erythema in a client with HIV infection b. 5 mm of induration in an immigrant from a country where TB is endemic c. A 5-mm ruptured pustule with purulent drainage in a homeless client d. 10 mm of swelling and increased firmness in a client recently released from a correctional facility
Which of the following behaviors has led researchers to conclude that fetuses develop preferences for the kinds of sounds they hear while in the womb?
a. Newborns prefer male voices to females voices. b. Newborns prefer female voices to male voices. c. Newborns usually turn their head toward the sound of their mother's voice. d. Fetuses blink in response to sound.