Factors that influence health care costs include (select all that apply)
a. Technology and intensity
b. Demographics—the aging population
c. Chronic illness
d. Use of the health care system
ANS: A, B, C
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When describing a patient's responsiveness, the nurse uses the term "obtunded." What is the most accurate meaning of this term?
A) Unable to arouse with any stimulus B) Sedated with intravenous medications C) Having inborn mental retardation D) Arousable but drowsy and slow to respond
What would represent a hypothetical population? (Select all that apply.)
a. The average population of New Jersey b. Babies born in taxicabs in New York City in the coming year c. The forty-five subjects whose performance supported the study hypothesis d. The percentage of the subjects who score higher than 81 on the Test of Motor Capability e. All of the high school students at Bountiful High School who will earn their Eagle Scout rank in the academic year 2018–2019
Levetiracetam has known drug interactions with:
1. Combined oral contraceptives 2. Carbamazepine 3. Warfarin 4. Few, if any, drugs
A patient is prescribed ibuprofen for back pain. The nurse realizes this analgesic:
1. Is the first step in the World Health Organization's three-step approach to pain management. 2. Should be used with caution in patients who consume more than three alcoholic beverages per day. 3. Can be taken safely up to the day of a surgical procedure. 4. Needs to be taken at a higher dose if administered with an opioid.