A nurse is working with a local television station to work on a public service announcement meant to educate residents on how to prepare for tornados. What advice does the nurse give in the event that a tornado is imminent?

A. Watch for the coming storm at the windows.
B. Immediately take shelter in a basement away from any windows.
C. Take shelter in a large room under a blanket.
D. As soon as the alarm goes off, gather your emergency supplies and head to the nearest community shelter.


ANS: B

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Which statement did the client make? 1. "I don't remember doing any of those things." 2. "The police are always out to get me; I bet they were watching my house." 3. "I just needed my space. If she had just left me alone, I wouldn't have hit her." 4. "When my wife comes in, tell her to take the money I left in the hospital safe."

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A researcher studying time and motion measures how long it takes the nurse to do a particular task. The time is recorded in minutes for comparison with other subjects. This is an example of which type of measurement?

a. Interval b. Nominal c. Ordinal d. Ratio

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A client had a mastectomy and axillary node dissection. The nurse empties sanguineous drainage from the client's incisional Jackson-Pratt drain on the first postoperative day

Which other action regarding the drain is of high priority for the nurse? a. Flushing the tubing with urokinase to en-sure patency b. Compressing and closing the drain to en-sure suction c. Advancing the tubing inch from the in-sertion site d. Clamping the drain for 2 hours and re-leasing it for 2 hours

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A client who has come to the clinic is diagnosed with endometriosis. Which of the following would the nurse expect the physician to prescribe as a first-line treatment?

A) Progestins B) Antiestrogens C) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues D) NSAIDs

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