While teaching a patient, the nurse explains that cardiac functioning has both a mechanical and an electrical component. What is the best way to assess the mechanical function of the heart?
A) Blood pressure
B) Pulse
C) Membrane potential
D) Cardiac monitor pattern
B
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A toddler has been adopted from a foreign country and has the nursing diagnosis of delayed growth and development related to poor nutrition
Which activities should the nurse include in the plan of care to assist the child to meet outcomes? (Select all that apply.) A. Allow the toddler to use a fork and knife with supervision. B. Allow toddler to choose foods within appropriate parameters. C. Consult with a dietician to provide a high-calorie, high-protein diet. D. Force the toddler to eat if he or she chooses not to at mealtime. E. Provide only foods that the toddler can eat with the fingers.
What approach to substance abuse theorizes that substance abuse is a disease where family members are either drug users or codependent?
A) Family therapy model B) Cognitive relationship model C) Family systems model D) Humanistic model
Many health providers define illness as pathology; however, people experience, rather than define, illness. How do most people experience illness?
a. "Feeling lousy," a true sense of not being all right b. A change in the way they feel or a disruption in their typical life c. Something to be dreaded and avoided if at all possible d. An experience that offers the potential for learning and spiritual growth
Approximately 82% of teen pregnancies are unintended. Seventy percent of teens have had sex by their 19th birthday. Factors that contribute to an increased risk for teen pregnancy include (select all that apply)
a. High self-esteem b. Peer pressure c. Limited access to contraception d. Planning sexual activity e. Lack of role models