Caffeine, exercise, and smoking should be avoided for at least how many minutes before blood pressure measurement?
1. 15
2. 30
3. 60
4. 90
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Using the mental health continuum as a guide, the nurse observes behavior that usually places an individual on the illness end of the continuum. What is true of this behavior?
a. It causes extreme concern about health. b. It results in inability to function in society. c. It demonstrates that the person is out of touch with reality. d. It results in inability to interact with people.
The nurse reassures the patient and caregiver that part of the end-of-dying process is:
a. denial. b. despair. c. anorexia. d. depression.
Max Weber, as part of the scientific management era, contributed immensely to the development of organizational theory. Which statement is not representative of his beliefs?
A) Bureaucracy could provide a rational basis for administrative decisions. B) Worker satisfaction was integral to productivity. C) Organization charts could depict the hierarchy of authority. D) Impersonality of interpersonal relationships should exist in organizations.
A practicing Hindu patient is dying, but has orders for a full diet; however, the patient will accept only soups. The nurse should order which of the following from the diet kitchen?
1. Beef broth with bits of tomatoes and potatoes 2. Puréed tomatoes, carrots, celery, and potatoes in a vegetable stock 3. Chicken stock with rice noodles and celery 4. Finely chopped roast beef and mashed rice with vegetable broth gravy