A patient reports loud snoring, fragmented sleep, chronic daytime sleepiness, and fatigue. What treatment does the healthcare professional anticipate teaching this patient about?
a. Continuous positive airway pressure while sleeping
b. Eventual adenotonsillectomy
c. Occupational assessment for safety
d. Administration of nightly gabapentin
Answer: a. Continuous positive airway pressure while sleeping
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1. Call the fire department. 2. Obtain a fire extinguisher. 3. Confine the fire to one area. 4. Open all of the doors in the immediate area.
The nurse is conducting a class on human sexual response. The participants have understood the education when they identify that, during the excitement phase of the sexual response, the man may experience what?
A) Nipple erection B) Hypotension C) Bradycardia D) Decreased blood flow to genitals
During a procedure the surgeon comments to her assistant that there is bleeding occurring in the wound. On hearing this comment, as circulating nurse you would:
a. ignore it, as it was not directed at you. b. exercise situation awareness and make sure that you had extra sponges at hand. c. go out and tell the nurse manager that the surgeon is having difficulty. d. interrupt the surgeon to ask her about the bleeding.
MC The community health nurse is advocating with local police for adequate protection for a woman and her children. Which level of prevention is reflective of this?
A. Health promotion B. Primary prevention C. Secondary prevention D. Tertiary prevention