Which client is the most predisposed to a hypothermic event?
1. an alcoholic homeless woman
2. a homeless white man
3. an elderly woman of ethnic descent
4. a paralyzed 10 year old
ANS: 1
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Nurses prioritize client care. When managing pain therapy for a client, the nurse remembers:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Clients are more likely to participate in their recovery if pain is well managed 2. A pain assessment should be done once a shift 3. Nonpharmacologic comfort techniques may be used in place of medication 4. The client may be asking for pain medication when he or she does not really need it 5. Pain tolerance varies from person to person
Which of the following neurological patients is most likely to have abnormalities in breathing regulation?
A) A 23-year-old male who has an injury to his frontal lobe following a sports injury B) A 45-year-old female with a spinal cord injury at C7 following a motor vehicle accident C) A 34-year-old male with damage to his upper and lower pons following a blow to the back of the head D) A 66-year-old male with temporal lobe infarcts secondary to a stroke
Which of the following statements made by a new nurse researcher indicate that he correctly understands the purpose of using statistical analysis in quantitative research? Select all that apply
A) "Statistical analysis allows the formal testing of hypotheses." B) "Statistical analysis might lead a researcher to reject a hypothesis." C) "Statistical analysis provides proof of the relationships between variables." D) "Statistical analysis supports inferences that a hypothesis is most likely correct (or most likely not correct)."
A nurse conducting a keyword search of a literature database enters the search terms "anorexia NOT bulimia" to obtain what result?
a. All articles that discuss either anorexia or bulimia b. Articles that discuss both anorexia and bulimia c. Articles that discuss anorexia only d. Articles that discuss bulimia only