An occupational health nurse has conducted a walk through assessment and has identified potential hazards in the workplace. The nurse recognizes that it will be easiest to modify exposure to which hazard?
a. Bacteria
b. Aerosols
c. Noise
d. Burnout
C
Controlling physical agents, such as noise, can usually be accomplished through engineering strategies and personal protective equipment. It is much harder to change biological agents (bac-teria), chemical agents (aerosols), and psychosocial agents (burnout).
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A. Complementary medicine can be used with allopathic medicine. B. Complementary medicine replaces allopathic medicine as a primary form of treatment. C. Complementary medicine lessens a patient's discomfort with allopathic treatments. D. Complementary medicine is never used with allopathic medicine.
A client suffers from claustrophobia, the fear of being in enclosed places. The nurse knows that the client might have difficulty with which diagnostic test?
1. Ultrasonography 2. X-ray imaging 3. CT scan 4. MRI
Insulin shock can occur when a diabetic
A) misses a meal. B) has increased physical activity. C) receives too much insulin. D) all of the above
The nurse is caring for a patient who is newly diagnosed with acromegaly. Which treatment does the nurse anticipate?
a. Adrenalectomy b. Administration of intravenous beta blockers c. Irradiation or removal of the pituitary gland d. Irradiation of the thyroid gland