The development of the nursing profession and its values has been strongly influenced by:
1. medical directives.
2. scientific findings.
3. historical data.
4. the Anglo-American culture.
ANS: 4
You might also like to view...
The nurse is preparing a client for a colonoscopy at the hospital. Who does the nurse understand is responsible for obtaining the informed consent from this client?
A) The nurse B) The physician C) The anesthesiologist D) The physician's office nurse
Family members bring a patient to the emergency department with pale cool skin, midsternal chest pain unrelieved with rest, and a history of CAD. What is the nurse aware of?
A) The symptoms indicate angina and should be treated as such. B) The symptoms indicate anxiety and should be treated as such. C) The symptoms indicate an acute coronary episode and should be treated as such. D) Treatment should be held until an ECG is completed.
The nurse is teaching cardiovascular risk factors to a group of older adults. The nurse stresses that cigarette smokers are four times more likely to die of sudden cardiac death than nonsmokers because smoking
a. interferes with the development of colla-teral coronary vessels. b. produces coronary artery stricture. c. results in carbon monoxide poisoning. d. increases platelet aggregation.
The nurse researching the use of antibiotics in healthcare settings learns that which of the following classifications of antibiotics are most widely used in the hospital setting?
A) Penicillins B) Tetracyclines C) Aminoglycosides D) Cephalosporins