A patient reports avoiding the sun for fear of developing skin cancer. Which health problem is this patient at risk for developing?
A. Hypokalemia
B. Hypernatremia
C. Hypercholesterolemia
D. Vitamin D deficiency
Answer: D
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A) Insert an intravenous catheter B) Obtain permission from parents C) Ask another nurse to perform independent calculation D) Show the nurse's calculations to the physician
A researcher is developing a data collection instrument to measure nurses' attitudes about their working conditions. A draft copy of the instrument is sent to 20 nurse clinicians to critique and provide feedback
What is the researcher attempting to establish by using this strategy? 1. Face validity. 2. Construct validity. 3. Content validity. 4. Criterion validity.
A 46-year-old man who has had blood drawn for an insurance screening has a positive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) test. Which action should the nurse take next?
a. Ask the patient about past treatment for syphilis. b. Explain the need for blood and spinal fluid cultures. c. Obtain a specimen for fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FAT-Abs) testing. d. Assess for the presence of chancres, flulike symptoms, or a bilateral rash on the trunk.
Which client does the nurse assign as a roommate for the client with aplastic anemia?
A. 23-year-old with sickle cell disease who has two draining leg ulcers B. 28-year-old with glucose-6-phosphate deficiency (G6PD) anemia who is receiving mannitol (Osmitrol) C. 30-year-old with leukemia who is receiving induction chemotherapy D. 34-year-old with idiopathic thrombocytopenia who is taking steroids