Why are nursing theories important?
1. Nurses have professional autonomy.
2. Nursing can be directed by non-nurses.
3. They allow for better interdisciplinary collaboration because the "rules" are set.
4. They allow for study of human nature.
ANS: 1
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a. Equilibrium evaluation b. Force field analysis c. Status quo analysis d. Refreezing system
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a. changing to a different antibiotic. b. reducing the theophylline dose. c. giving theophylline once daily. d. switching from theophylline to a LABA.
Leukemia is a(n)
A) infection of the blood. B) cancer of the blood. C) decreased number of blood vessels. D) elevated blood pressure.