Name the two main branches of the left coronary artery
What will be an ideal response?
The left main coronary artery supplies oxygenated blood to its two primary branches: the left anterior descending (LAD; also called the anterior interventricular) artery and the circumflex artery (CX).
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What response by the nurse is most appropriate? a. "Rotating your injection sites will help to reduce your risk of infection." b. "If you do not rotate injection sites you are at risk for an erratic absorption of your medication." c. "Unsightly fatty tumors can develop when you do not adequately rotate injection sites." d. "Failing to rotate injection sites will im-prove your ability prevent an insulin reac-tion."
The patient had shoulder surgery 2 hours ago, and the Hemovac drain is filling at a continuous rate. Which should the nurse do first?
a. Notify the surgeon. b. Monitor the Hemovac drainage. c. Irrigate the Hemovac with sterile saline. d. Attach a larger Hemovac drain.
When teaching the caregivers about transporting children safely in the car, the nurse will stress that the adults must abide by the same rules they expect the children to abide by, and this includes putting on the seat belt before the car moves,
because of which of the following reasons? a. Preschoolers like to imitate whatever adults do. b. The caregiver could die or be comatose and be of no help at all in an accident. c. It is not fair for an adult to expect a child to do something the adult will not do. d. Adults are more likely to be hurt in an accident.
The nurse is contributing to a staff education program about Erikson's developmental stages. Which of these would the nurse present as the developmental stage for an older adult?
a. Generativity versus self-absorption b. Identity versus role confusion c. Intimacy versus isolation d. Integrity versus despair