An emergency department nurse is assessing an 80-year-old patient who has presented with a complaint of abdominal pain. The nurse performs a rapid inspection of the patient and notes multiple significant findings, including kyphosis
The nurse should understand that this assessment finding is suggestive of what musculoskeletal disease?
A) Malignant bone neoplasm
B) Paget's disease
C) Muscular dystrophy
D) Osteoporosis
D
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A 28-year-old primiparous (pregnant for the first time) woman is 37 weeks pregnant and has made minimal progress since being admitted in early labor several hours ago. As a result, the care team is considering the use of exogenous oxytocin
What factors will the care team primarily consider in this decision? (Select all that apply.) A) The presence or absence of conditions that contraindicate vaginal delivery B) The woman's age C) The patient's level of anxiety surrounding labor and delivery D) The patient's Bishop score E) The patient's blood type
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a preterm infant experiencing respiratory distress. Which of the following would the nurse be least likely to include in this plan?
A) Stimulate the infant with frequent handling. B) Keep the newborn in a warmed isolette. C) Administer oxygen using an oxygen hood. D) Give gavage or continuous tube feedings.
The nurse manager determines that a staff nurse planned quality care for an assigned patient. What did the manager observe to come to this conclusion?
1. Incorporation of patient preferences 2. Accurate calculation of intake and output 3. Delegation of tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel 4. Logging out of the computer system after documenting
Which of the following statements about variables in a regression analysis is not true?
a. The dependent variable can be on an interval scale. b. The dependent variable can be on a nominal scale. c. The independent variables can be on an interval scale. d. The independent variables can be on a nominal scale.