A person does not remember being told about the need for nursing center care. Which defense mechanism is the person using?
a. Repression
b. Conversion
c. Regression
d. Compensation
A
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The family of a patient in the ICU diagnosed with acute pancreatitis asks the nurse why the patient has been moved to an air bed. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) "Air beds allow the care team to reposition her more easily while she's on bed rest." B) "Air beds are far more comfortable than regular beds and she'll likely have to be on bed rest a long time." C) "The bed automatically moves, so she's less likely to develop pressure sores while she's in bed." D) "The bed automatically moves, so she is likely to have less pain."
The auscultation of bronchophony, egophony, and whispered pectoriloquy provides useful information to determine if the lungs are filled with air or fluid. Which guideline is recommended for examining these voice sounds?
a. Only one of the three techniques needs to be performed, because they all provide the same information. b. All of the techniques need to be included in a comprehensive examination if tactile fremitus has been performed. c. All three techniques should be performed if an abnormality is detected during the general auscultation, percussion, or palpation. d. Two of the three techniques should be performed if an abnormality is detected during the general auscultation, percussion, or palpation.
Which statement is accurate regarding the difference between succinylcholine, which is the only depolarizing neuromuscular blocker, and a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocker?
1. Succinylcholine produces paralysis that is preceded by a brief period of muscle contraction. 2. Succinylcholine produces a state of flaccid paralysis. 3. Succinylcholine will produce sedation-like effects. 4. Succinylcholine produces a more prolonged state of paralysis.
The nurse is teaching the importance of drugs for emergency preparedness to local firemen. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the firemen make which statements?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. "The vendor-managed inventory (VMI) package can reach any community within 24 to 36 hours." B. "Our local hospital is supposed to be stockpiling antibiotics." C. "The push package can reach any community within 12 hours of an attack." D. "The Strategic National Stockpile is located at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta." E. "Our country's drug stockpile is managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."