A nurse is providing care for a patient who has just had surgery. The nurse understands that the patient's wound will need to be closely monitored for infection because it falls under the classification of
1. Open wounds.
2. Closed wounds.
3. Contusion wounds.
4. Laceration wounds.
ANS: 1
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When documenting the maximum amount of pain a client can tolerate, which term is the most appropriate for the nurse to use?
1. Pain threshold 2. Hyperalgesia 3. Pain tolerance 4. Allodynia
Which statement best reflects the essence of Madeleine Leininger's work?
1. Caring and curing cannot exist independently of each other. 2. Persons of all cultures tend to expect similar interventions from nursing care providers. 3. Both differences and commonalities exist in the ways cultures practice caring. 4. Western cultures practice caring at a superior level to that practiced in non-Western cultures.
When examining a 2-year-old child during a well child physical, it is most important for the nurse to assess:
1. Visual acuity. 2. Helmet use. 3. Risk of lead exposure. 4. Whether household drinking water contains fluoride.
The father of genetics is
a. Charles Darwin b. Gregor Mendel c. James Watson d. Francis Galton