Body temperature regulation occurs in a part of the brain known as the
A) Hypophysis
B) Hypothalamus
C) Pineal gland
D) Thalamus
Ans: B
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A) "I know how you are feeling." B) "You have lived a long life." C) "This must be very difficult for you." D) "Life can be so unfair."
If a discrepancy is found between the measurements of a newborn and the normative cri-teria, the nurse should:
a. Perform an expanded assessment. b. Remeasure the infant. c. Inform the parents so they can follow the infant's growth. d. Consider this a normal deviation.
A patient who smokes has decided to cut down on the number of cigarettes smoked each day and not to go outside with other smokers during work breaks
The nurse can conclude, according to Prochaska's transtheoretical model of change, that this patient is in the stage of a. action. b. maintenance. c. precontemplation. d. preparation.
The patient is receiving intravenous therapy and the insertion site looks red and swollen. The nursing assistant should
A) discontinue the IV. B) turn the IV clamp to an off position. C) notify the nurse immediately. D) none of the above