The healthcare professional explains to a student that the amount of volume of blood in the heart is directly related to the _____ of contraction.
a. Pressure
b. Strength
c. Viscosity
d. Speed
Answer: b. Strength
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a. Team nursing b. Primary nursing c. Interprofessional collaboration d. Decentralized management
Nurse R works on the geriatric medicine unit of the university hospital and provides care for numerous older adult clients nearing the end of life, many of whom have Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders
Which of the following situations is incompatible with the legal requirements for a DNR order? A) A client who is mentally competent has declared his wish to have a DNR order despite the availability of treatment options for his condition. B) A client has expressed her desire to have a DNR order but her daughter is adamantly opposed to it. C) A client clearly told the nurse her desire to have a DNR order, which the nurse documented and noted at the bedside. D) A client has been in a coma and the family has decided to put in place a DNR order.
A nurse is caring for a patient who received a nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocker during a minor procedure. The patient begins to awake sooner than anticipated
The nurse suspects that the patient has received which medication that has the shortest duration of action? a. Pancuronium b. Rocuronium (Zemuron) c. Vecuronium (Norcuron) d. Mivacurium (Mivacron)
A nurse is interviewing a 28-year-old, married, female client who works as a schoolteacher. She has just had her first child. The nurse documents that she is successfully passing through which of Erikson's developmental stages?
A) Industry versus inferiority B) Identity versus role confusion C) Intimacy versus isolation D) Generativity versus stagnation