A school bus transporting approximately 60 students crashed on the side of the road. Which classification should the nurse use to describe the situation?
A. Multiple-casualty incident
B. Mass-casualty incident
C. Natural disaster
D. Human-generated disaster
Answer: A
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The nursing instructor is discussing the difference between normal cells and cancer cells with the prenursing class in pathophysiology. What would the instructor cite as a characteristic of a cancer cell?
A) Malignant cells contain more fibronectin. B) The cell membrane of malignant cells also contains proteins called tumor-specific antigens. C) Chromosomes are commonly found to be strong. D) Nuclei of cancer cells are large and regularly shaped.
A nurse is caring for a 28-year-old woman who has delivered a baby by cesarean section. She describes her pain as a 9. The nurse medicates her for pain. This is an example of which of the following ethical frameworks?
A) Justice B) Fidelity C) Beneficence D) Nonmaleficence
Which cell is thought to be the progenitor cell of Kaposi sarcoma?
a. Endothelial b. Keratinocyte c. Melanocyte d. Exothelial
Which nursing actions indicate an understanding of the priority issues currently facing psychiatric mental health nursing today? Select all that apply
a. Working on the facility's ‘Safe Use of Restraints Policy' revision committee b. Advocating for increased salaries for all levels of psychiatric mental health nurses c. Attending a political rally for increased state funding for mental health service providers d. Offering an in-service to facility staff regarding the cultural implications of caring for the Hispanic patient e. Joining the state nursing committee working on the role and scope of practice of the advanced practice psychiatric nurse