Atenolol is classified as an antihypertensive medication.
a. true
b. false
Answer: a. true
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As a nurse manager, you have been asked to be part of a design team for health services that have vertical integration. In planning for these services, your team will design a proposal that will:
a. Cluster like services together, such as outpatient clinics for the care of children with various developmental and medical needs. b. Plan for the smooth transition of patients from the emergency services department to other units in the hospital. c. Ensure that funding follows the patient from acute care to long-term care services. d. Bring together acute care, ambulatory, home care, and palliative care services for the management of patients diagnosed with cancer.
The attitudes of the health care professional:
a. are largely irrelevant to the success of re-lationships with the patient. b. do not influence patient behavior. c. are difficult for the patient to sense. d. are culturally derived.
Which precautions should the nurse conducting an assessment of the reproductive system take to avoid the cremasteric reflex?
1. Ask the patient to cough during the exam for inguinal hernia. 2. Ask the patient to breathe in slowly through the nose and out through the mouth. 3. Conduct the examination in a warm room. 4. Lubricate the finger used for the prostate exam.
In a critical care unit, IV medications are often given to alter or maintain life-sustaining functions and
may be ordered as mg/min, mg/kg, or as titrated medications. Indicate whether the statement is true or false