The nurse organizing an Evidence-Based Practice Committee has a computer with Internet access. What else would be most important to the committee when searching for the most current scientific evidence?
a. Medical and nursing textbooks
b. Database of health journals
c. Subscriptions to scholarly journals
d. Librarian in the facility
ANS: B
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1. "Don't worry. Both you and the baby are doing well." 2. "Are you in pain?" 3. "This can be a very emotional time for new parents. What are you feeling?" 4. "What seems to be the problem?"
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1. Dependent intervention. 2. Indirect intervention. 3. Independent intervention. 4. Collaborative intervention.
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A. Hyperventilation B. Bradycardia C. Hypotension D. Seizures
The nurse is caring for a client who had been receiving supplemental cortisone. The client developed a bleeding ulcer, and the steroid was discontinued
The bleeding has stopped but the blood pressure remains unstable. The nurse recognizes that the unstable blood pressure is related to: 1. down-regulation of corticosteroid receptors. 2. up-regulation of epinephrine. 3. up-regulation of corticosteroid receptors. 4. down-regulation of epinephrine.