Girls reach puberty between the ages of:
a. 9 and 16 years
b. 12 and 16 years
c. 14 and 18 years
d. 16 and 20 years
A
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Pacific Hospital's team develops a process to include staff in development of the mission statement. Which of the following statements would indicate that the staff has been able to de-velop an effective mission statement?
a. Pacific Hospital will increase its sustaina-bility by increasing revenue streams within the next three years. Revenue streams are important to our hospital and are a driving force in our sustainability in the face of insurer and government funding changes. b. Pacific Hospital has a desire to relate to its community to enable appropriate identifi-cation of programming needs by July 2012. c. Pacific Hospital will provide fami-ly-centered care to the community of Pa-cific Rim. It is committed to delivering a full spectrum of services that foster colla-borative partnerships among clients, fami-lies, and the hospital, and it utilizes evi-dence-based practice to guide planning and interventions. d. To provide health promotion programs for school-aged children
The microscopic examination of scrapings from the cervix, endocervix, or other mucous membranes to discover premalignant or malignant cells is called:
1. a bimanual palpation. 2. a rectovaginal palpation. 3. a Papanicolaou smear. 4. a four A's procedure.
When assessing the breasts, it is important for the patient to lift the arms over the head. Why?
A) Adds tension to suspensory ligaments B) Eventuates dimpling and retraction C) De-emphasizes suspensory ligament retraction D) Accentuates signs of unilateral nipple inversion
The nurse is providing patient education for a group of nurses on the topic of chronic renal failure (CRF)
To evaluate the group's understanding, the nurse asks, "What is the greatest benefit of treatment with epoetin alfa in patients in renal failure?" The best response would be that the drug a. replaces erythropoietin no longer produced in the proximal tubules of the kidney because of CRF. b. neutralizes the kidneys' waste products, which destroy circulating RBCs. c. metabolizes the hormone that interferes with RBC production. d. increases the kidneys' excretion of substances that interfere with RBC production.