A nurse is required to know and understand body structures, body functions, and disorders of functioning. The nurse is educating a young couple about the growth of their fetus
What would be the best explanation of the process of meiosis the nurse could give to the young couple? A) Growth of a single fertilized egg
B) Production of half the total number of chromosomes
C) Genetic duplication of the original cell
D) Repair of wounds by replacing dead cells
B
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Meiosis helps in bringing about the production of half the total number of chromosomes. Growth of a single fertilized egg, genetic duplication of the original cell, and repair of wounds by replacing dead cells are the functions of mitosis.
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1. Avoiding periods of silence while communicating 2. Asking for clarification if the content is not understandable 3. Speaking loudly because most older patients are hard of hearing 4. Changing the subject if the nurse begins to feel emotional about a subject
The preoperative nurse is preparing a patient for surgery. Identify the interventions the nurse will perform. Choose all that apply
1) Inform the family to wait in the surgical waiting room. 2) Prepare the surgical suite for the operation. 3) Remove the patient's dentures and contact lenses. 4) Assist the patient to complete a living will.
The postoperative client's arterial blood gas values are pH 7.22, HCO3– 21 mEq/L, PCO2 65 mm Hg, and PO2 58 mm Hg. What is the nurse's best first action?
A. Notify the physician. B. Assess the client's airway. C. Increase the oxygen flow rate. D. Document the finding as the only action.
Different methods of paying for health care in the United States seek to provide superior care, equality of access, and freedom of choice for all citizens, while promoting the public interest through cost-containment programs
Citizens discuss the ideal of equal access to health care for everyone, including care for indigents. Yet, segments of the health care system maintain aspects of a free-market competition. Which of the following statements best describes this system? a. Utilitarian theory is the sole basis for U.S. health care financing, forming the foundation of Medicare, Medicaid, and privately purchased health care insurance. b. Libertarianism, which espouses a free market system and freedom of choice, undergirds the basic principles of U.S. health care financing. c. Several theories of justice try to achieve a balance between competing social goals in the U.S. health care system. d. Most health care financing occurs at the community level; therefore communitarian principles are most applicable to U.S. health care economics.