During the administration of the talk test to her new client, Teresa, Lisa stops the test when Teresa claims that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance is becoming uncomfortable and breathing is getting more difficult. At what point did Lisa stop the test?
A. First ventilatory threshold (VT1)
B. Second ventilatory threshold (VT2)
C. Third ventilatory threshold (VT3)
D. Fourth ventilatory threshold (VT4)
A. First ventilatory threshold (VT1)
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A) Data B) Wisdom C) Knowledge D) Information
A hospital would be in danger of losing Medicare and Medicaid funding for the violation of which of the following regulatory agent's standards?
1. The Joint Commission and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 2. The Joint Commission and Nurse Practice Act 3. The American Nurses Association and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 4. The Nurse Practice Act and American Nurses Association
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A nursing student asks why a direct-acting cholinergic agonist drug that is selective to muscarinic receptors is described as being non-specific. The nurse will explain that this is because
a. muscarinic receptors are present in many different tissues. b. the action of cholinesterase alters the bioavailability at different sites. c. these drugs can also affect nicotinic receptors. d. they vary in their reversible and irreversible effects.