If an initial cardioversion attempt is unsuccessful in a 33-pound child, you should repeat the procedure using ___ joules:
A) 10
B) 15
C) 30
D) 50
Answer: C) 30
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The nurse explains that electrocardiograms are graphic representations of electrical impulses generated by the heart and can identify abnormalities that:
a. produce a cardiac cycle. b. interfere with electrical conduction. c. result from a interrupted blood flow. d. interfere with heart contraction.
The rehabilitation approach for schizophrenia focuses on developing skills and support for clients in order to be successful while living, learning, and working in the community. The psychiatric nurse knows that rehabilitation is:
A) A necessary evil. B) Not a quick fix. C) A self-enhancing opportunity to socialize with others. D) About making collaborative partnerships.
A client with depression and substance abuse has an interrupted sleep pattern. The client demands that her psychiatrist prescribe her a sedative
What teaching should a nurse provide regarding the rationale for the use of nonpharmacologic interventions instead? A) Sedative-hypnotics are potentially addictive and gradually lose their effectiveness as one builds up tolerance to them. B) Sedative-hypnotics work best in combination with other techniques. C) Sedative-hypnotics are not permitted for use in patients with substance abuse disorders. D) Sedative-hypnotics are not as effective as the antidepressant medications for treating sleep disturbances.
The passage of Medicare and Medicaid legislation was a major change to the U.S. health care system. Besides helping ensure care for the elderly and the poverty-stricken, what was noteworthy about the passage of this legislation?
A. Decrease in the separation between government funding and private physicians B. Federal intervention into state responsibilities C. Realization by the public that some persons had not been getting care D. First time the federal government had put any money into health care