Body temperature is measured on which of the following scales?
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio
C
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a. Patients who are less than 150 lb b. Life-threatening situations c. Postsurgical patients d. Patients who are less than 200 lb
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As the nurse, you are aware that some immunizations are safe to administer during pregnancy, whereas others are not. Which vaccines could this patient receive? Select all that apply. a. Tetanus b. Hepatitis A and B c. Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) d. Influenza e. Varicella
A long-term care facility resident with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) enters the dining room and discovers that a visitor is sitting in her regular seat. The resident becomes agitated and insists that she cannot eat unless she sits in her chair
Which response is most appropriate? a. Instruct the visitor to move. b. Reassure the resident that she can sit in her regular spot at supper. c. Remind the resident that she will be hun-gry if she does not eat. d. Insist that the resident eat.
The staff nurse is interested in patient family members' response to hearing that their loved one has a terminal illness. The nurse begins to collect data from observation of these situations. The nurse believes that families would change their response if they were aware of the observation and does not inform them of the data collection. What form of observation is this nurse conducting?
1. Nonparticipant observer (overt) 2. Nonparticipant observer (covert) 3. Participant observer (overt) 4. Participant observer (covert)