When an individual is challenged to look at their ways of knowing and to consider other possible ways of knowing and thinking it is called:
a. world view.
b. contested knowledge.
c. knowledge system.
d. cultural sensitivity.
b
Contestation involves challenging or questioning some
thing that is assumed to be given.
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a. "There is stool draining out of both sides." b. "Stool is draining out the stomach side and mucus is draining from the rectum side." c. "There is mucus and stool draining from both sides." d. "There is stool draining out of the stomach side and nothing draining out of the rectum side."
Cardiovascular changes that cause the foramen ovale to close at birth are a direct result of:
a. Increased pressure in the right atrium. b. Increased pressure in the left atrium. c. Decreased blood flow to the left ventricle. d. Changes in the hepatic blood flow.
Each position in a decimal number has a __________ value
A. monetary B. place C. fraction D. whole
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a. Instruct the UAP to check a complete set of VS b. Auscultate the pt's abdomen in all four quadrants c. Notify the pt's HCP d. Administer the ordered opioid analgesic