The average respiratory rate for adults is
A) 12 to 24 per minute.
B) 14 to 22 per minute.
C) 12 to 20 per minute.
D) 18 to 26 per minute.
C
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A) Listening is called auscultation, is done with the diaphragm, and requires a trained ear to hear a murmur. B) Listening is called palpation and you would be glad to help him palpate the murmur. C) Heart murmurs are pathologic and may require surgery; if you would like to listen to your murmur, I can provide you with instruction. D) Listening is called auscultation and should be done with both the bell and diaphragm. If you would like to listen to your murmur, I would be glad to help you.
What is the purpose of a nurse gathering client information?
1. It enables the nurse to modify behaviors related to personality disorders. 2. It enables the nurse to make sound clinical judgments and plan appropriate care. 3. It enables the nurse to prescribe the appropriate medications. 4. It enables the nurse to assign the appropriate Axis I diagnosis.
The nurse knows that the emancipated minor is considered to have the legal capacity of an adult and may make his or her own health care decisions. Which of the following children would potentially be considered an emancipated minor?
A) A minor with financial independence who is living with his parents B) A minor who is pregnant C) A child older than 13 years of age who asks for emancipation D) A minor who puts his or her medical decisions in writing
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A) 280 B) 360 C) 540 D) 720