5. As part of a study on sodium intake, a nurse researcher at a fast food restaurant counts the number of people who salt their food. Which data collection method is being used?
a. Scale
b. Physiological measurement
c. Questionnaire
d. Observation
d. Observation
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1. Stethoscope. 2. Doppler. 3. Transilluminator. 4. Goniometer.
A couple who have three daughters would like to add a son to their family, and they have recently learned that the woman is pregnant
Which of the following phenomena would most likely be associated with the woman's eventual delivery of a healthy son? A) The production of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by the embryo and DHT's differentiation into testosterone B) Development of testes under the influence of the X chromosome C) Suppression of female reproductive structures by anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) D) Atrophy of the Wolffian ducts during embryonic development
A client diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer is to undergo radiation therapy along with a lumpectomy rather than mastectomy. In helping the client make her decision, the nurse would explain to the client that
a. distant recurrence is seen more often with lumpectomy. b. effects are comparable between the two remedies. c. radiation therapy is not needed with mastectomy. d. radiation may cause a significant incidence of secondary malignancies.
You arrive on scene to a wheelchair-bound patient. He states that he is a paraplegic. Which of the following best describes this condition?
A) Complete loss of function of the arms, trunk, and legs B) Weakness or paralysis of both legs and possibly the trunk C) Complete loss of the ability to speak D) Damage to the cortical region of the brain