What term is used to identify previously acquired skills that are necessary for further learning?

A) Experiential factors
B) Transfer of learning
C) Reinforcement
D) Chunking


Answer: A) Experiential factors

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A patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department with multiple traumas received in an automobile accident. He is alert and cooperative, but his injuries are quite severe. How would the nurse proceed with data collection?

a. Collect history information first, then perform the physical examination and institute life-saving measures. b. Simultaneously ask history questions while performing the examination and initiating life-saving measures. c. Collect all information on the history form, including social support patterns, strengths, and coping patterns. d. Perform life-saving measures and delay asking any history questions until the patient is transferred to the intensive care unit.

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An IV is infusing at 120 gtt/min. The drop factor is 60 gtt/mL. In 8 hours, the client will have received _______________

a. 720 mL b. 1,200 mL c. 960 mL d. 1,000 mL

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The nurse needs to repeat a venipuncture. To minimize any patient harm, where should the nurse insert the needle?

a. In the same arm of the patient closer to the heart b. In the left arm of a patient with a history of axillary surgery c. In the right arm of patient with a right mastectomy d. In the left arm of a patient with a left arte-riovenous shunt

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A nurse is required to observe the characteristics of stool eliminated by a client as part of routine data collection. The nurse notices that the client has dark, tarry stool. What is the most likely cause of this observation?

A) Hemorrhage in the stomach B) Esophageal varices C) Presence of microorganisms D) Bleeding in the rectum

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