Which religious organization would be contacted to provide food to starving people in a lesser-developed country?
a. International Red Cross
b. Church World Service
c. Maryknoll Missionaries
d. Catholic Relief Services
D
Catholic Relief Services alleviates suffering and provides assistance to people in need affected by war, starvation, famine, drought, and national disasters without regard to race, religion, or na-tionality. The Red Cross is not a religious organization, and the Church World Service and Ma-ryknoll Missionaries do other things besides providing food.
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A. Ignore the behavior, as this must be something she needs to do. B. Tell the patient sternly that this is not appropriate and to move to her room. C. Calmly acknowledge the position and ask the patient to stand on both legs. D. Encourage other patients in the lounge to do the same position to make the patient more comfortable.
A 61-year-old woman who has had an upper respiratory infection for several weeks has presented to her family physician with complaints of a recent onset of urinary retention
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Which nodes are most often associated with inflammation?
a. Shotty b. Movable c. Fixed d. Tender
A patient asks the nurse, "What is blood pressure?" The nurse would most appropriately respond:
1. "A measurement that should always be 120/80 unless complications are present." 2. "The amount of pressure exerted on your veins by the blood." 3. "A measurement that takes into consideration the amount of blood that your heart is pumping and the size of the vessel diameter the heart must pump against." 4. "A complex measurement that should only be discussed with your health care provider."