An LPN wants to find other studies on infection rates as they relate to specific hand-washing products. Which of the following should be searched for related nursing articles?
a. Medline
b. PubMed
c. Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL®)
d. Cochrane Collection
ANS: C
The only database specific to nursing is the CINAHL. CINAHL is available through school libraries and hospital libraries.
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1. "The sound is low-pitched, loud, and hollow-sounding.". 2. "It is a high-pitched, soft sound that doesn't last very long.". 3. "The sound is very loud and has a low tone. The sound has a long duration.". 4. "It sounds like a drum, loud and high-pitched.".
A 32-year-old woman is scheduled for an induced abortion using instillation of hypertonic saline solution. Which information will the nurse plan to discuss with the patient before the procedure?
a. The patient will require a general anesthetic. b. The expulsion of the fetus may take 1 to 2 days. c. There is a possibility that the patient may deliver a live fetus. d. The procedure may be unsuccessful in terminating the pregnancy.
Which is a strategy of effective reading?
a. Read in a monotone with no inflection. b. Read in phrases, a few words at a time, rather than word by word. c. Read at the same pace regardless of difficulty. d. Do not mark your book or ebook.
A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the healthcare facility with dehydration. The nurse knows that what most commonly occurs during dehydration?
A) Increase in sodium and electrolyte disturbance B) Increase capillary permeability C) Loss of proteins in the plasma of the blood D) Obstruction of venous blood or lymphatic return