A 4-year-old child tells the nurse she will not eat peas because they are green. Of what is this an example?
a. Egocentrism
b. Artificialism
c. Animism
d. Centering
ANS: D
The tendency to concentrate on a single outstanding characteristic of an object while excluding other features is known as centering.
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A) Peak inspiratory pressure varies from breath to breath and must be monitored closely. B) Amount of pressure depends on patient's lung compliance and patient-ventilator resistance factors. C) The device fits like a tortoise shell, forming a seal over the chest. D) Exhaled tidal volume must be monitored closely. E) Volume varies based on changes in resistance or compliance. F) Small tidal volumes are used at frequencies greater than 100 breaths/minute.
A nurse in the intensive care unit consults unit policy and administers a routinely used medication to a client admitted to the unit with severe hypotension. What did the nurse implement in this situation?
1. A STAT order 2. A one-time order 3. A prn order 4. A standing order
The nurse at a public health clinic is caring for an older teen patient. The patient has been diagnosed with pediculosis pubis. The nurse should expect the condition to be treated with
a. permethrin (Nix). b. ivermectin (Stromectol). c. metronidazole (Flagyl). d. crotamiton (Eurax).
The nurse is examining a 35-year-old female patient. During the history, the nurse notices that she has had two term pregnancies, and both babies were delivered vaginally. During the internal examination the nurse observes that the cervical os is a horizontal slit with some healed lacerations and that the cervix has some nabothian cysts that are small, smooth, and yellow. In addition, the nurse notices that the cervical surface is granular and red, especially around the os. Finally, the nurse notices the presence of stringy, opaque, odorless secretions. Which of these findings are abnormal?
A) Nabothian cysts are present. B) The cervical os is a horizontal slit. C) The cervical surface is granular and red. D) Stringy and opaque secretions are present.