The school nurse is performing spinal assessments. In what two positions should the nurse inspect the spine?
A) Sitting up and standing straight
B) Lying supine and in a lateral recumbent position
C) Standing straight and lying supine
D) Standing straight and bending forward from the waist
D
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The patient's family has had many surgical experiences with complications. What information is most important for the nurse to use to understand the patient's stress in the perioperative period?
a. Ask the patient if medications will calm him or her before surgery. b. Identify specific concerns regarding the surgical experience. c. Explain to the patient that stress is easily identified and managed. d. Tell the patient that stress is unrelated to environmental factors.
When instructing a client taking oral contraceptives, the nurse should instruct the client about the possible increased need for:
a. vitamins C and B6. c. protein and vitamin E. b. calcium and vitamin D. d. vitamins D and K.
Which of the following is an underlying principle that a nurse manager should use in the screening process?
a. Interview all applicants, even those who do not fit the agency's image b. Try to fit the job to a promising applicant c. Try to fit the job to a less-qualified applicant d. Hire only handicapped people
Sympathomimetic drugs can be considered similar to which type of medications?
1. Anticholinergics 2. Muscarinic agonists 3. Parasympathomimetics 4. Adrenergic antagonists