What philosophy shares a common focus with the healthcare ethical viewpoint of alleviating human suffering?
a. Christian ethics
b. Aristotle's ethics
c. Buddhist ethics
d. Greek and Roman ethics
C
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A nurse preparing to administer insulin to a patient who has type 1 diabetes. The physician has prescribed two types of insulin, 10 U of regular insulin and 35 U of neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH) insulin
Which is the proper procedure for the nurse to follow when preparing these me-dications? a. Draw up the insulins in two separate sy-ringes to avoid confusion. b. Draw up the regular insulin before draw-ing up the NPH insulin. c. Inject air into the NPH insulin, draw it up to 35 U, and then inject air into the clear regular insulin and withdraw to 45 U. d. Inject 35 U air into the NPH insulin, inject 10 U air into the regular insulin, withdraw 10 U of the regular insulin, and withdraw 35 U of the NPH insulin.
The nurse is conducting peritoneal dialysis for a client with renal failure and finds the drainage tubing has no outflow. The priority action that the nurse would take is to
a. apply a 5-pound sandbag to the abdomen. b. check the tubing for kinks or obstruction. c. notify the physician about the problem. d. try a more concentrated dialysate solution.
Surgery to correct the alignment of a deviated septum is called:
a. rhinoplasty c. nostril revision b. ciliaplasty d. septoplasty
All of the following are classic signs of venous insufficiency except
A. Pain B. Dependent edema C. Hemosiderosis D. Dermatitis