Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) reduces pain by which of the following mechanisms?
A) Efferent fibers are blocked by continuously applied high-intensity stimulation.
B) Pain is prevented from traveling from the uterus to spinal cord synapses.
C) Electrical impulses are created that interfere with nerve transmission.
D) TENS reduces apprehension and thereby complements narcotic action.
C
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a. Check the patient's pulse rate. b. Dry off the patient completely. c. Ask the patient if he or she is able to am-bulate. d. State that dizziness is common.
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Which of the following terms implies an appreciation and attention to arts, music, crafts, clothing, and foods of a culture?
a. Cultural competence b. Cultural sensitivity c. Cultural beliefs d. Cultural awareness
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A. it increases the secretion of acetylcholine from cholinergic nerve endings. B. it causes the reversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, thereby increasing the levels of acetylcholine at the skeletal neuromuscular junction. C. it causes the irreversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase, thereby increasing the levels of acetylcholine at the parasympathetic postganglionic nerve endings. D. it binds to nicotinic-muscle receptors and produces the same effects as those of acetylcholine.