The nurse is instructing a patient with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) on cell phone use. How many inches should the nurse instruct the patient to keep the cell phone from the ICD?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
ANS: C
The ventricular rate is 20 to 40 bpm. A. The sinoatrial node is the primary pacemaker of the heart and normally fires at a rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute (bpm). D. The AV node has an inherent rate of 40 to 60 bpm. C. The aortic valve does not have a mechanism to provide heart pacing.
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a. "My risk for Alzheimer's disease is increased now, so I'll have to stop driving." b. "The risk factors and symptoms of a TIA are just like those of a stroke." c. "I recognize how important it is to take my anti-hypertension medications regularly." d. "I need to stop smoking to help lower my chances of this happening again."
A semiconscious woman is brought to the emergency department after she was found on the floor in her kitchen. Her face, nail beds, lips, and oral mucosa are a bright cherry-red color. The nurse suspects that this coloring is due to:
a. Polycythemia. b. Carbon monoxide poisoning. c. Carotenemia. d. Uremia.
Nurses use a variety of approaches to manage a client's pain. Pharmacologic measures include:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Opioids 2. Antihelmintics 3. Triptans 4. Antidepressants 5. TENS
Which of the following distinctions may be utilized in the marketing of a health care organization (select all that apply)?
a. TJC accreditation for meeting perfor-mance standards b. Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award for performance excellence c. Beacon Award for Excellence in critical care nursing d. Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals Award e. Four-star ranking on internal survey