The nurse is reviewing the different types of laws. An example of administrative law that affects nursing is:
a. civil rights acts.
b. substance abuse laws.
c. nurse practice acts.
d. negligence laws.
ANS: C
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A) Elevated systolic blood pressure B) Elevated mean arterial pressure C) Shallow, rapid respirations D) Bradycardia
What is the role of IL-10 in the inflammatory response?
A. Limiting the duration of inflammation by suppressing inflammatory actions B. Secreting chemotactic factors to ensure inflammatory responses are confined only to areas of invasion or tissue damage. C. Stimulating the liver to produce fibrinogen, allowing areas of inflammation to be "walled off," so that a local infection does not lead to sepsis D. Triggering inflammatory responses to convert to more specific immune responses, such as antibody production and activation
The nurse has been asked to participate on the hospital's Shared Governance Committee. To which nurse leader should the nurse attribute the ability for nurses to control the profession?
1. Mary Breckinridge 2. Lavinia Dock 3. Margaret Higgins Sanger 4. Virginia Henderson
Which of the following characteristics of a practice change is most closely associated with evidence-based quality improvement (EBQI)?
A) The change is implemented by the individuals who provide patient care. B) The funding source for the practice change is an organization external to the clinical site. C) The ultimate goal of the project is to generate new evidence that can be applied universally. D) The individuals who carry out the change are brought in from outside the organization.