The nurse is assessing a child with depression. What is the best approach the nurse will use when assessing the child's socialization?

1. "How many friends do you have at school?"
2. "So you spend a lot of time with your friends?"
3. "Tell me about the friends you enjoy being with."
4. "You seem like a person who would have a lot of friends."


3. "Tell me about the friends you enjoy being with.

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A student nurse is contemplating seeking independent practice as a certified nurse midwife. If the nurse reaches this goal, which components of practice should the she expect to fulfill?

Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Physical examinations 2. PAP smears 3. Management of postpartum complications 4. Family planning counseling 5. One-on-one management of high-risk pregnancies

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A physician may use an adjusted dose of heparin rather than a fixed dose of heparin because the adjusted dose offers:

1. more precise control. 2. less medication needed. 3. less adjustment needed. 4. more dosing time.

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Elemental formulas contain

a. partially or fully hydrolyzed nutrients. b. the basic intact nutrients of an adequate diet. c. elemental minerals in a readily bioavailable form. d. single macronutrients such as glucose po-lymers, protein, or lipids.

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Which of the following statements is true when evaluating a patient with acute pancreatitis?

a. Diagnosis can be made by assessment alone b. the pancreas can be clearly visualized by abdominal ultrasound c. measuring serum lipase level along with amylase level increase diagnostic specificity in acute pancreatitis d. hypocalcemia is a nearly universal finding

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