Which is considered a nonpoint source of pollution?
a. Hazardous waste site
b. Animal waste from wildlife
c. Chlorine poured down a well
d. Stagnant water
ANS: B
Nonpoint sources come from more diffuse exposures to pollution. Animal waste is the only dif-fuse exposure given. The others are considered point sources; point sources are individual, identi-fiable sources such as smoke stacks.
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a. Protect the nurse from unfounded lawsuits b. Identify the individual's ability to make decisions c. Protect the individual's right to make in-formed choices relating to his or her health care d. Support the choices of an individual who is able to read and write
Which of the following is the best reason for a nurse to "think family" when providing care?
1. Less time will be required for effective care. 2. Outcomes important to the patient will likely be achieved. 3. Family satisfaction regarding care will be greater. 4. Nursing satisfaction with practice is more likely.
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a. "Perform your exam on the first day of every other month." b. "A breast self-exam after menopause is not necessary. Just get a mammogram annually." c. "Select the same day of every month to do your exam." d. "Do your breast exam anytime you can re-member."
A patient has been diagnosed with terminal cancer of the liver and is receiving chemotherapy on a medical unit. In an in-depth conversation with the nurse, the patient states, "I don't think that the test results could be right." According to Kubler-Ross, the nurse identifies that this stage is associated with:
A) anxiety B) denial C) bargaining D) depression