Nurses from the middle ages through the 1800s had a strong foundation in:
1. Christianity.
2. Working with the wealthy.
3. Self-indulgence.
4. Secular studies.
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Rationale 1: Western nursing was strongly influenced by the Christian value of "love thy neighbor as thyself."
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1. Protozoans. 2. Gram-negative bacteria. 3. Rickettsia. 4. Gram-positive bacteria.
Cold compresses are left in place no longer than
a. 20 minutes. c. 1 hour. b. 5 minutes. d. 45 minutes
Before transferring a dependent patient from bed to chair, you should
A. obtain the mechanical lift. B. know the patient's capabilities. C. have the patient place her arms around your waist. D. ask at least two other nursing assistants to help.
The nurse is in the process of irrigating the wound for a patient who has a large pressure ulcer on his buttock. How should the nurse proceed?
a. Use irrigation pressures of less than 4 psi. b. Cleanse in a direction from most contaminated to least contaminated. c. Irrigate so that the solution flows from least contaminated to most contaminated. d. Irrigate with clean irrigation solution only.