Which of these factors, in combination with cigarette smoking, places a woman at greater risk for developing coronary artery disease?
a. alcohol abuse c. use of oral contraceptives
b. a diet high in saturated fats d. stress
C
The nurse should recognize major cardiovascular risk factors for the client: age, gender, heredity, smoking, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, physical inactivity, obesity, diabetes mellitus, and response to stress. Additional risk factors for women include menopause, use of birth control pills, and high triglyceride levels.
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The nurse is assessing the capillary refill on a client who has a new, lower extremity cast. Which documented finding provides the best evidence of an abnormality?
A) Capillary refill within 1 second B) Capillary refill within 4 seconds C) Capillary refill brisk D) Capillary refill sluggish
A researcher using a lot of literature from a variety of sources might use which of the following to organize the search?
a. Databases b. Keywords c. Reference management software d. Search engines
After assessing a client with schizophrenia, the nurse suspects that the client is experiencing an anticholinergic crisis. Which of the following would the nurse most likely have assessed? Select all that apply
A) Dilated reactive pupils B) Blurred vision C) Ataxia D) Coherent speech E) Facial pallor F) Disorientation
Touching a person is never an invasion of personal space.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)