The nurse auscultates an S3 gallop rhythm in an adult. Which disorder is this indicative of?
1) Atrial fibrillation
2) Heart failure
3) Ventricular tachycardia
4) Atrial septal defect
ANS: 2
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a. "Do you use condoms?" b. "You don't masturbate, do you?" c. "Have you had sex in the last 6 months?" d. "Often adolescents your age have questions about sexual activity."
Which of the following is the first step in preventing further spread of a particular sexually transmitted disease (STD)?
a. Have a citywide free screening program in all high schools and colleges b. Provide public education about safe sex from abstinence to monogamous relationships c. Require all public facilities to sanitize all restrooms with a stronger, more effective agent d. Treat each infected person with the appropriate pharmaceutical agent
A nurse recognizes that to effectively meet the goal of shared meaning in communication, verbal and nonverbal language should be
1. Absent. 2. Congruent. 3. Equally direct. 4. Incongruent.
In what phase of the surgical experience would advance directives be discussed with the patient?
A) Preoperative B) Intraoperative C) Postoperative D) Recovery