The nurse clarifies that a vaccination or immunization gives the person a(n) _____ immunity
a. active acquired
b. passive acquired
c. passive
d. natural
A
An immunization gives the recipient a "tiny dose" of a disease, enough to stimulate the produc-tion of antibodies and is considered active artificially acquired immunity.
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The nurse is aware that one main reason for alternative care settings in today's health care arena is:
a. changes in health care treatments c. decline in number of physicians b. changes in reimbursement rates d. decline in hospital rates
Nurses on the floor of a general medical-surgical unit do not get along, and the clients on the floor have noticed this. Satisfaction reports have been poor, and the nurse manager has asked all members of the unit to participate in the upcoming staff meet. The nurse manager will present communication strategies to assist staff to engage in meaningful conversations. Which of the following communication strategies is highlighted by the creation of a safe place to foster collaborative learning and to share and listen to the thinking of others to connect at a deeply human level?
A) Listening B) Advocacy C) Intention D) Silence
Which nursing action is accurate when administering an IM injection using the Z track method?
a. Use a 1-inch needle. b. Add 0.5 mL of air to the syringe. c. Vigorously massage the injection site. d. Pinch up the skin.
Wearing gloves, the nurse grasps the patient's tongue with a gauze pad and palpates a small, firm nodule on the left side of the tongue. Based upon this finding, what is the nurse's appropriate response?
a. Document that the patient's tongue is normal on palpation. b. Inspect the left submandibular salivary glands for redness. c. Ask the patient to move the tongue in all directions. d. Palpate cervical and submental lymph nodes for enlargement.