Cholecystitis is
A. inflammation of the colon.
B. stones in the bladder.
C. caused by constipation.
D. inflammation of the gallbladder.
Answer: D
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When teaching the client and family about the disease myasthenia gravis, the nurse should include what information?
1. Methods to increase fluid intake 2. Signs and symptoms of cholinergic crisis 3. Strategies to improve memory 4. Signs and symptoms of fluid volume excess
A woman calls the clinic and tells a nurse that she thinks she might be pregnant. She wants to use a home pregnancy test before going to the clinic, and asks the nurse how to use it correctly. What information should the nurse give?
1. The false-positive rate of these tests is quite high. 2. If the results are negative, the woman should repeat the test in 2 weeks if she has not started her menstrual period. 3. A negative result merely indicates growing trophoblastic tissue and not necessarily a uterine pregnancy. 4. The client should follow up with a healthcare provider after taking the home pregnancy test.
You are giving first aid. Your goals are:
a. To prevent death and prevent injuries from becoming worse b. To maintain an open airway and give res-cue breathing c. To activate the EMS system and keep the person warm d. Provide early CPR and early defibrillation
Several nurses are concerned that agency policies related to restraint and seclusion practices are inadequate. Which statement about the relationship of substandard institutional policies and individual nursing practice should guide nursing practice?
a. The policies do not absolve an individual nurse of the responsibility to practice according to the professional standards of nursing care. b. Agency policies are the legal standard by which a professional nurse must act and therefore override other standards of care. c. In an institution with substandard policies, the nurse has a responsibility to inform the supervisor and leave the premises. d. Interpretation of policies by the judicial system is rendered on an individual basis and therefore cannot be predicted.