In which condition should a nurse take extra care to check for signs of bruising or bleeding?
A) Dehydration B) Hypokalemia C) Hypocalcemia D) Hypomagnesemia
C
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A nursing executive is comparing the entire hospital financials for the month and notes that the medical laboratory's revenue is higher than environmental services. What is a possible explanation?
1. The laboratory has increased charges for its services. 2. Environmental services is a non-revenue-producing cost center. 3. The laboratory is a non-revenue-producing cost center. 4. The nursing units affect the laboratory charges.
Which is the method of childbirth that helps prevent the fear-tension-pain cycle by using slow abdominal breathing in early labor and rapid chest breathing in advanced labor?
a. Bradley b. Lamaze c. Leboyer d. Dick-Read
The nurse asks the patient to shrug the shoulders while the nurse applies pressure to keep the shoulders from moving. The nurse would document the results of this test as indicating strength of which muscle?
1. Sternocleidomastoid 2. Triceps 3. Biceps 4. Trapezius
The nurse uses a medical term that you do not understand. What should you do?
a. Pretend to understand. b. Look the word up in a medical dictionary. c. Look the word up on the Internet when you get home that day. d. See if you can locate other uses of the word within the medical record.