When reading a research article in a refereed journal, the nurse researcher is assured that the article
a. describes a study undergoing review.
b. has been previously published.
c. is printed in abstract form only.
d. is of high quality and standards.
ANS: D
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A) air that is moved in and out of the lungs with each breath. B) air that cannot participate in gas exchange and remains in the main bronchus. C) air is trapped in the conducting airways. D) alveoli are ventilated but not perfused.
The physiology instructor is discussing the GI system with the pre-nursing class. What should the instructor tell the students is the function of the GI tract?
A) The breakdown of food particles into the atomic form for digestion B) The elimination of digested unabsorbed vegetable matter and other waste products C) The absorption into the bloodstream of small nutrient molecules produced by digestion D) The reabsorption of medication not needed by the body
The pediatric nurse teaches a student nurse that when assessing the lymph glands of a patient the nodes should be palpated systematically in the following order:
A) Preauricular area, postauricular area, occipital nodes, tonsillar nodes, submandibular and submental nodes, cervical chain and supraclavicular area B) Occipital nodes, tonsillar nodes, preauricular area, postauricular area, submandibular and submental nodes, cervical chain and supraclavicular area C) Preauricular area, postauricular area, submandibular and submental nodes, cervical chain, supraclavicular area and occipital nodes and tonsillar nodes D) Cervical chain and supraclavicular area, reauricular area, postauricular are, occipital nodes, tonsillar nodes, and submandibular and submental nodes
________ is used in combination with capecitabine to treat metastatic and advanced breast cancer.
A. Fludarabine B. Ixabepilone C. Paclitaxel D. Irinotecan