Needle stick legislation clarified the role of employers to
a. Use Universal Precautions when dealing with all patients.
b. Select safer needle devices as they became available.
c. Provide needle disposal boxes.
d. Incinerate all infectious waste including needles.
ANS: B
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a. Blood pressure monitoring every 2 hours b. Orthostatic blood pressures c. Serum creatinine levels d. Blood levels of prescribed antihypertensive medications
In newborn infants, closure of the ductus arteriosus usually occurs:
a. 12 to 14 hours after birth. b. after 7 days of life. c. between the second and third months. d. during the toddler period.
The patient should not be awakened early in the morning if
A. he is having tests and is not allowed to eat. B. you are busy with others. C. he does not normally eat much breakfast. D. he is going home.
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a. The cell membrane permeability increases for sodium during periods of hypoxia. b. ATP is insufficient to maintain the pump that keeps sodium out of the cell. c. The lactic acid produced by the hypoxia binds with sodium in the cell. d. Sodium cannot be transported to the cell membrane during hypoxia.