What is the best theory to use to explain to your patient how stress might affect his/her immune system (health-illness continuum)
A) There is no relationship between stress and the immune system: that is a myth.
B) An underactive immune system causes more emotional stress.
C) Increased stress tends to decrease the strength of the immune system.
D) Increased stress tends to increase the effectiveness of the immune system.
C
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An ICU nurse has just assisted the physician in placing a central line in a client. Over the past few days the client's son has been increasingly verbally abusive to the nursing staff
The unit secretary tells the nurse that the son is at the nurse's station demanding to see the client. Which action by the nurse is most important? 1. Remove the central line tray from the room. 2. Inform the son regarding the client's condition. 3. Ignore the son as he enters the client's room. 4. Limit the son's visitation.
A viable approach to addressing the quality of primary studies included in a meta-analysis is which of the following?
A) Ignoring the problem of quality by using all studies regardless of rigor B) Doing sensitivity analyses to assess if the effects change when low-quality studies are included. C) Using a random effects model rather than a fixed effects model. D) Using a forest plot to assess the degree to which study quality is related to effect size.
Drop-side cribs meet current safety standards
Indicate whether the statement is true or false