An instructor explains that there are three basic systems that work together in the body to regulate and maintain acid-base balance. A student shows a need for additional instruction when identifying one of these systems as the
1. Renal system.
2. Digestive system.
3. Bicarbonate buffer system.
4. Respiratory system.
ANS: 2
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1. Somnambulism. 2. Bruxism. 3. Narcolepsy. 4. Sleep apnea. 5. Sleep deprivation.
When developing a theory, a nurse researcher uses theoretical sampling to do which of the following?
A) To find cases that meet a predetermined criterion of importance B) To learn from the most unusual and extreme informants C) To gain new informants via referrals from other informants D) To choose sampling groups that will further the emerging conceptualization
The prescriber orders propranolol (Inderal) for a patient with a blood pressure reading of 200/106 . An electrocardiogram taken shortly afterward shows an atrioventricular (AV) block
The nurse should immediately hold the propranolol and report this finding to the prescriber for which rea-son? a. Lowering the blood pressure will require at least two different drugs. b. Beta blockers can intensify an AV block. c. Some reflex tachycardia may be associated with this agent. d. The drug may cause a cough, which might further disrupt the cardiac rhythm.
After teaching a pregnant patient about the effects of smoking on pregnancy, the nurse knows that the patient needs further education when she states, "I am at increased risk for:
1. "Preeclampsia." 2. "Preterm birth." 3. "Placenta previa." 4. "Abruptio placentae."