A structural, functional, or body chemistry abnormality that exists at birth that causes physical or mental disability or death is called a:
What will be an ideal response?
Birth defect
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Imagine that you have been employed in a hospital short procedure unit for 3 years. The hospital was recently sold and the new owners have hired a doctor who will be performing outpatient elective abortions
Your religious convictions forbid you to be involved in any way in elective abortion procedures. What should you do? A) Submit your resignation and look for another job. B) Ask the new owners to cancel plans to offer elective abortions. C) Conduct information picket lines outside the hospital. D) Ask for a mediator to intervene in the situation.
The patient, recently diagnosed with HIV, is waiting for results of his lab work to determine his T cell count and says to the nurse, "What exactly is a T cell?" What is the nurse's best response?
A) "T cells are monocytes, which are a type of white blood cell that helps to fight off infections and other foreign bodies that enter the body." B) "T cells are neutrophils, which are a type of white blood cell that helps to fight off infections and other foreign bodies that enter the body." C) "T cells are lymphocytes, which are a type of white blood cell that helps to fight off infections and other foreign bodies that enter the body." D) "T cells are basophils, which are a type of white blood cell that helps to fight off infections and other foreign bodies that enter the body."
Reduce the ration 12:24 to a fraction in lowest terms
1. 1/3 2. 6/18 3. 2/4 4. 1/2
The nurse is delegating to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). What is the best instruction by the nurse?
A) Notify me right away if the client's systolic blood pressure is 170 or greater. B) Let me know if the client's blood pressure becomes elevated. C) If the client's blood pressure falls outside normal limits, come get me. D) I need to know if the client's blood pressure changes from his normal baseline.