When taking a patient's pulse, check the rate, ____________________, and quality.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
rhythm
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A newborn baby weighs 7 lb at birth. What does the nurse anticipate the baby's weight will be at 1 year of age?
a. 14 lb b. 17 lb c. 21 lb d. 25 lb
The nurse cares for an alert, homeless older adult patient who was admitted to the hospital with a chronic foot infection. Which intervention is the most appropriate for the nurse to include in the discharge plan for this patient?
a. Refer the patient to social services for further assessment. b. Teach the patient how to assess and care for the foot infection. c. Schedule the patient to return to outpatient services for foot care. d. Give the patient written information about shelters and meal sites.
A nurse has been investigating how health care policy is made and believes that the system is too complicated and difficult to navigate. Which statement best justifies this position? Health care policy is
a. created at many governmental levels and affected by multiple variables. b. enacted mostly by federal law, which requires compromise by both parties. c. funded by appropriations bills, making additional policies hard to enact. d. politicized with the current administration's party views taking priority.
________ are characterized by unusually small red blood cells (RBCs).
A. Normochromic anemias B. Microcytic anemias C. Megaloblastic anemias D. Macrocytic anemias