Which of the following clinical questions best exemplifies the PICOT format?
A) What effect does parents' smoking have on the smoking habits of their children, ages 13 to 16?
B) Among cancer patients, what role does meditation, rather than benzodiazepines, have on anxiety levels during the 7 days following hospital admission?
C) Among undergraduate college students, what is the effectiveness of a sexual health campaign undertaken during the first 4 weeks of the fall semester as measured by incidence of new gonorrheal and chlamydial infections reported to the campus medical center?
D) In patients aged 8 to 12, is the effectiveness of a pain scale using faces superior to a numeric rating scale in the emergency room context?
B
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Which of the following colleagues would a nurse typically delegate to in the health care setting (select all that apply)?
a. Students b. LPNs/LVNs c. Family members at bedside d. Physicians e. Nursing assistants
A woman has been unable to complete a full-term pregnancy because the fertilized ovum failed to implant in the uterus. Which hormone is most likely causing this client's issues with pregnancy?
1. Estrogen 2. Progesterone 3. LH (luteinizing hormone) 4. FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone)
The thyroid hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4):
A. decrease the basal metabolic rate. B. increase the serum cholesterol level. C. increase glucose absorption from the intestines. D. decrease protein synthesis.
Which are common signs and symptoms of dehydration? (Select all that apply.)
a. Furrowed tongue b. Decreased intake and output levels c. Bounding pulse rate d. Mental confusion e. Elastic skin turgor