Recognizing potential environmental hazards and sentinel illnesses is an example of which general environmental health competency for nurses?
a. Basic knowledge and concepts
b. Assessment and referral
c. Advocacy, ethics, and risk communication
d. Legislation and regulation
ANS: B
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a. early deceleration pattern b. sinusoidal pattern c. variable deceleration pattern d. late deceleration pattern
Which infant would be more likely to have Rh incompatibility?
a. Infant of an Rh-negative mother and a father who is Rh positive and homozygous for the Rh factor b. Infant who is Rh negative and whose mother is Rh negative c. Infant of an Rh-negative mother and a father who is Rh positive and heterozygous for the Rh factor d. Infant who is Rh positive and whose mother is Rh positive
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A) Baclofen (Lioresal) B) Carisoprodol (Soma) C) Diazepam (Valium) D) Dantrolene (Dantrium)