During the auscultation of a patient's heart sounds, the nurse hears a murmur of moderate intensity. This finding would be documented as a:
a. Grade I c. Grade III
b. Grade II d. Grade IV
C
A Grade I murmur is barely audible. A Grade II murmur is audible immediately. A Grade III murmur has moderate intensity. A Grade IV murmur is loud and may be associated with a thrill.
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A) Evidence-based nursing B) Medical justification C) Nursing data synthesis D) Scientific nursing
The leadership theory that considers follower readiness as a factor in determining leadership style is called:
a. contingency c. situational b. path goal d. charismatic
The nurse must assess the mental health/mental illness of several new clients at the mental health
clinic. Conclusions about current functioning should be made on the basis of a. the degree of conformity of the individual to society's norms. b. the degree to which an individual is logical and rational. c. the rate of intellectual and emotional growth. d. a continuum from healthy to psychotic.
The degree of percussion tone is determined by the density of the medium through which the sound waves travel. Which statement is true regarding the relationship between density of the medium and percussion tone?
a. The more dense the medium, the louder is the percussion tone. b. The less dense the medium, the louder is the percussion tone. c. The more hollow the area percussed, the quieter is the percussion tone. d. Percussion over muscle areas produces the loudest percussion tones.