The practices of physicians, nurses, and other health care providers are differentiated by the
a. Health Resource and Services Administration (HRSA)
b. State board of nursing
c. Scope of practice
d. United States Department of Health and Human Services
ANS: C
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A 36-year-old African-American patient has been admitted to the hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis. The nurse who is admitting him notes that his blood pressure is 164/98 . Which of the following should the nurse do next?
a. Call the health care provider because the patient's values differ from the standard range. b. Immediately call the health care provider and request antihypertensive medication. c. Ask the patient what his blood pressure normally measures for comparison. d. Do nothing; this is within a normal range for a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis.
The adult dose of a drug is 15 mg. The dose for a child whose BSA is 0.34 m2 is _______________
a. 4.1 mg b. 3 mg c. 6.9 mg d. 1 mg
Which country is a patient from Hispanic origin most likely to be from in the United States?
A. Mexico B. Cuba C. Puerto Rico D. The Dominican Republic
The young woman asks the nurse about breast augmentation surgery. An appropriate response by the nurse would be:
A) "It is a very common surgery and the technique has been perfected." B) "It has been proven that women who have breast augmentation are at greater risk for breast cancer." C) "There is no evidence of implants causing cancer, but the implants do make detection of cancer more difficult." D) "You might want to think about it, because the scar tissue distorts the breasts."