A patient reports that bugs are crawling under his skin. The nurse knows that this tactile hallucination is usually associated with what?
A) Medication side effect
B) Methamphetamine use
C) Brain tumor
D) Parkinson's disease
B
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A community health nurse is working in a community that includes several gangs. Which of the following concepts would the nurse need to integrate into the plan of care?
A) Gangs are problematic but functional. B) Gangs provide emotional ties for members. C) Gang members are frequently homeless. D) Gangs often develop from foster families.
The nurse in an endocrine clinic is assessing an 8-year-old girl who has not yet started menstruating and is Tanner stage II. Which statement by the nurse to the parent is most appropriate?
A. "Bring her back when she starts menstruating." B. "She may have a deficiency of luteinizing hormone." C. "Your child's development is appropriate for her age." D. "We will test her for levels of the female hormones."
Which of the following best describes the mission of OSHA?
a. To create an inspection system to avoid preventable loss of life b. To ensure safe and healthful working conditions c. To establish rules for employee safety d. To share factory illness and injury rates with the public
Counting the number of QRS waves in an electrocardiogram (ECG) that occur within a 1-minute period helps determine the ________.
A. number of premature atrial contractions B. stroke volume C. heart rate D. cardiac output