The term used to describe the capacity to cause birth defects is .

a. reproductivity
b. carcinogenicity
c. teratogenicity
d. theriogenicity


Ans: c. teratogenicity

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The nurse explains that a baby's muscular development progresses in a pattern that is:

a. regressive. b. erratic. c. cephalocaudal. d. unpredictable.

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Oral antiviral therapy is prescribed for a client with herpes zoster. The nurse would explain to the client that the medication is used to decrease (Select all that apply)

a. itching. b. pain. c. postherpetic neuralgia. d. recurrence. e. spreading.

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The electrocardiogram of a patient receiving tPA for a myocardial infarction shows that the ST segment has returned to baseline. How should the nurse interpret this finding?

1. The spasm in the coronary artery has resolved. 2. The myocardial injury is evolving. 3. The patient has become more relaxed. 4. The blocked artery has been reperfused.

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What does the nurse identify as reasons why income influences health? Select all that apply:

1. Increases access to health care 2. Enables people to live in better neighborhoods 3. Enables people to afford better housing 4. Enables people to live in areas without environmental hazards 5. Reduces despair

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