The purpose of the turbinates is to:
A) Promote absorption of oxygen.
B) Warm, filter, and humidify air.
C) Increase velocity of air.
D) Decrease surface tension of oxygen.
B
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A) The resting heart rate is lowered. B) Hypoglycemia may occur. C) The heart rate is temporarily increased. D) The absorption of insulin is lowered.
Which of the following statements made by a new nurse researcher indicate that he correctly understands the purpose of using statistical analysis in quantitative research? Select all that apply
A) "Statistical analysis allows the formal testing of hypotheses." B) "Statistical analysis might lead a researcher to reject a hypothesis." C) "Statistical analysis provides proof of the relationships between variables." D) "Statistical analysis supports inferences that a hypothesis is most likely correct (or most likely not correct)."
A client is scheduled for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Which statement from the nurse, best explains this procedure to family members?
A) "A small incision in the chest wall will allow for valve repair." B) "A catheter is used for partial replacement of the valve." C) "A small window incision is made so a pig valve can replace the diseased valve." D) "A complete aortic valve replacement is the best surgical treatment."
The nurse suspects that a patient experienced a transmural myocardial infarction. What electrocardiogram finding did the nurse use to make this clinical decision?
1. Q wave deepening 2. ST segment elevation 3. ST segment depression 4. P wave inversion