A 16-year-old girl is seen in an emergency room following a rape. The management of a rape victim should be directed primarily toward
A) relieving physical discomfort and pain.
B) decreasing guilt and increasing self-esteem.
C) assessing for sources of infection resulting from the rape.
D) teaching the child how to prevent further attacks.
B
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An adult oncology patient has a diagnosis of bladder cancer with metastasis and the patient has asked the nurse about the possibility of hospice care. Which principle is central to a hospice setting?
A) The patient and family should be viewed as a single unit of care. B) Persistent symptoms of terminal illness should not be treated. C) Each member of the interdisciplinary team should develop an individual plan of care. D) Terminally ill patients should die in the hospital whenever possible.
Which of these would best prepare a nursing student for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®)?
1. Purchase a review text with a companion compact disc that has links to study sites on the Internet. 2. Purchase a review text with companion compact disc containing NCLEX-RN® types of questions. 3. Purchase a review text that has practice questions and drills on a compact disc, including test answers. 4. Form a study group to review subject content and surf the Internet for review sites and links.
When explaining twin conception, the nurse points out that dizygotic twins develop from
a. A single fertilized ovum and are always of the same sex b. A single fertilized ovum and may be the same sex or different sexes c. Two fertilized ova and are the same sex d. Two fertilized ova and may be the same sex or different sexes
The nurse is aware that the proper name of the "blind spot," which lacks photoreceptors and does not detect light focused on it, is the:
a. fovea c. optic disk b. macula lutea d. retina