Which is a side effect of radiation therapy?
a. Weight gain
b. Burns at the radiation site
c. Skin growth at the radiation site
d. Tumor formation at the radiation site
B
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While working the first day in the clinical area, the nursing student receives an emergency call from family, and must leave the unit. The nursing student demonstrates the ability to think critically by:
1. Informing the client that the student must leave immediately. 2. Informing the nursing instructor of the emergency and need to leave. 3. Leaving the unit immediately and calling the nursing instructor on the way home. 4. Telling the nurse in charge of the client that the student must leave immediately.
The nurse is discussing effective pain management with a clients spouse. Key strategies for reducing pain include:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Acknowledging the pain 2. Distraction from pain medication 3. Involving the spouse in provision of pain relief 4. Education about pain and its treatment 5. Preventing pain
Which of the following statements best describes what has happened to air quality since the United States outlawed the use of chlorofluorocarbons, halons, and carbon tetrachloride?
a. Air quality immediately improved. b. Air quality is slowly improving. c. Little change occurred because these chemicals remain in the atmosphere. d. Nothing has happened because other countries worldwide continue to extensively use these products.
The emergency department nurse manager is explaining concepts of emergency and disaster preparedness to a group of students. Which statement by the nurse manager is most accurate?
a. "An internal disaster is something that occurs inside the health care facility." b. "An external disaster occurs when some-one not employed here disrupts our opera-tions." c. "A multi-casualty event involves disasters at several different locations." d. "The Joint Commission requires that we participate in a disaster drill once a year."