____________________ and ____________________ structures are essential to any discipline and are inherent in nursing theories
A. Paradigm and metaparadigm
B. Syntactical and conceptual
C. Middle and grand
D. Language and symbol
ANS: B
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a. absence of cerebral blood flow. b. absence of brainstem reflexes on neurological examination. c. Cheyne-Stokes respirations. d. flat electroencephalogram.
A patient tells the nurse, "I get these tremendous stomach pains in the middle of the night, but they disappear after I eat something. No wonder I can't lose any weight!" The nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing which health problem?
1. peptic ulcer disease 2. gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) 3. acute gastritis 4. chronic gastritis
A standard ultrasound examination is performed during the second or third trimester and includes an evaluation of which of the following? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Confirm fetal heart activity. 2. Evaluate the cervix. 3. Determine fetal presentation. 4. Amniotic fluid volume. 5. Fetal number.
A study which uses a controlled design to evaluate the effectiveness of a specific educational intervention is which type of study?
A) Descriptive theory/Descriptive research B) Explanatory theory/Correlational research C) Predictive theory/Experimental research D) Explanatory theory/Experimental research