A patient says to the nurse, "Why don't you wear a white cap like nurses do on the soap operas?" This is an ethnocentric statement based on the
A) Nursing personality
B) Past history
C) Media
D) Genetics
Ans: C
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A) Urinary retention B) Bladder perforation C) Hemorrhage D) Nausea
Which data collected by the nurse caring for a patient who has cardiogenic shock indicate that the patient may be developing multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)?
a. The patient's serum creatinine level is elevated. b. The patient complains of intermittent chest pressure. c. The patient's extremities are cool and pulses are weak. d. The patient has bilateral crackles throughout lung fields.
Prior to administering a beta blocker to a client with glaucoma, the nurse should assess for which coexisting health problem that would place the client at increased risk of adverse events?
1. Type 2 diabetes mellitus 2. Sleep apnea 3. Cardiovascular disorders 4. Rheumatoid arthritis
A résumé is different from a curriculum vitae in that
a. a résumé is a summary of academic and work history. b. a curriculum vitae is a summary of aca-demic and work history. c. a résumé is usually used in academia. d. a curriculum vitae is education and skills.