Constipation is:
a. Passage of a hard, dry stool
b. Frequent passage of liquid stools
c. Prolonged retention and accumulation of feces in the rectum
d. Inability to control the passage of feces and gas through the anus
c
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proposed change to the IV protocols. The change process at this point is: a. Linear. b. Nonlinear. c. Sabotaged. d. Neutralized.
During an employment interview for the manager's position in a home health agency, the applicant asks questions about the medical director and about retention of staff
The nurse execu-tive assures the applicant that the agency has few personnel problems and receives excellent support from the medical director. The applicant knows that the agency has a 50% turnover rate and has had three medical directors in the past year. The nurse executive is: a. Unaware of the turnover rate and difficul-ties with the medical director. b. Lying about the problems and hoping to resolve them by hiring the applicant. c. Denying that the agency has a turnover problem with staff or medical directors. d. Minimizing the challenges of the position to make a positive impression on the ap-plicant.
A 7-year-old patient tells you that "Grandpa, Mommy, Daddy, and my brother live at my house." The nurse identifies this family type as:
1. Binuclear. 2. Extended. 3. Gay or lesbian. 4. Traditional.
Which statements are true regarding leukemias?
a. A single progenitor cell undergoes a malignant change. b. Leukemia is a result of uncontrolled cellular proliferation. c. Bone marrow becomes overcrowded. d. Leukocytes are under produced. e. Hematopoietic cell production is decreased.