The newborn tries to maintain an adequate body temperature by producing as much heat as is lost. If a baby is placed too close to a cold air vent, the nurse recognizes that the infant will most likely lose heat by which mechanism?
A) Conduction
B) Convection
C) Radiation
D) Evaporation
B
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In a regression equation, the "b" is called the:
a. Regression coefficient b. Intercept c. Residuals d. Error of prediction
Which of the following strategies used by the nurse in teaching older adults is a principle of adult learning?
a. Adults need a motivation to learn. b. Adults are independent learners. c. Adults learn best through lecture. d. a and b
A client tells the nurse that she often "thinks" that she is well and it lifts her spirits and gives her energy. The nurse identifies that this client is describing psychoneuroimmunology, which includes beliefs that:
a. the immune system regulates the nervous system. b. getting a disease is caused by thinking about the disease. c. the human mind affects the immune system. d. mental illness is probably caused by antibodies.
Considering phenomenologists' belief that experience constitutes reality, how does their approach to the literature review dovetail with that belief?
a. The literature is exactly as real as the other research data, and it is all analyzed and valued equally during the data analysis portion of the study. b. If the literature reports other phenomenologists' findings, based on experience, these can be considered alternative data sources. c. The literature is a false interpretation of reality and cannot be considered, either before or after data analysis is complete. d. The literature review is usually postponed until after data analysis completion, so that the understanding of the phenomenon will emanate solely from the data.