The nurse is planning a seminar about headaches for a community group. What type of headache should the nurse describe as having a strong familial connection, affects females three to one over males, and results in lost productivity?
A. Cluster
B. Migraine
C. Sinus
D. Stress
Answer: B
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Which of the following best explains why more nurses do not report violence against themselves to authorities?
a. Assumption that the nurse somehow "asked for it" by not being cautious enough or alert enough to avoid it b. Assumption that nothing would be done about the situation anyway c. Assumption that nurses can accept anything, from taking blame to being scapegoats for when outcomes are not positive d. Assumption that patients and families cannot be held responsible; being assaulted is part of the job
Which of the following are operational definitions? (Select all that apply.)
a. Length of smoking cessation is the subject's statement of how long it has been since the subject last smoked tobacco. b. Pain is whatever the patient says it is, whenever the patient says it is (Margo McCaffrey). c. Imagination is the ability to see what will be, not what is. d. Startle is the distance the research subject moves when a puppet tarantula is dropped into his field of view, in front of a computer screen. e. Nausea is the number the subject provides, on a 0- to 10-point numerical scale, in response to being asked how nauseated the subject is.
A patient has been diagnosed with angina pectoris and an elevated LDL cholesterol level. The health care provider has prescribed HMG CoA reductase inhibitor. What is the primary indication in using this medication?
a. Reduce coronary vessel spasm. b. Simplify oxygen requirements of the cardiac cells. c. Lower cholesterol levels. d. Dilate the coronary arteries.
What technique should the nurse implement for assessment of the carotid artery?
a. Massaging the arteries briskly b. Using the diaphragm of the stethoscope c. Palpating each carotid artery separately d. Placing the patient in a supine position