The nurse is planning to assess the neurologic function of a 6-hour old newborn. The most desirable behavioral state to test infant responses is which of the following?
A. Drowsy
B. Light sleep
C. Quiet alert
D. Active alert
C
In the quiet-alert state, the infant can focus on stimulation with minimal motor activity. This is the best time to assess responses.
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Why should a nurse researcher want to limit or eliminate extraneous variables in a study?
a. More research questions would be required to account for the extraneous variables. b. Extensive statistical analysis would be required to justify the presence of extraneous variables. c. Extraneous variables compete with the independent variables as explanations of the study's outcome. d. Manipulation of the extraneous variables increases the risk for researcher bias in the study's outcomes.
On assessment of a client, you note fremitus over the trachea but not in the lung periphery. You know that this most likely represents
a. bilateral pleural effusion. b. bronchial obstruction. c. a normal finding. d. apical pneumothorax.
At what age can the nurse expect a child's head and chest circumference to be almost equal?
a. Birth b. 6 months c. 1 year d. 3 years
Hemostatics help the formation of blood ________. This is useful when a patient has had an overdose of an anticoagulant.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).