The nurse is caring for a 2-year-old girl who is wheezing and has difficulty breathing. Which action would provide the most useful information?
A) Inquiring about child safety in the home
B) Asking about the birth status of the child
C) Discussing the child's diet with the parents
D) Asking the parents if they smoke in the home
D
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A patient is unable to shrug her shoulders against the nurse's resistant hands. What cranial nerve is involved with successful shoulder shrugging?
a. VII b. IX c. XI d. XII
Which health care worker is the most appropriate person to administer intravenous (IV) chemotherapy?
a. Licensed practical/vocational nurse who has worked on an oncology unit for 10 years b. Registered nurse who has completed menopause 5 years ago and can no longer get pregnant c. Registered nurse who has completed an approved chemotherapy course d. Pharmacist with 5 years experience in mixing chemotherapy
The nurse is preparing to describe a location in the body in the documentation of an assessment. Which terminology should the nurse anticipate using?
A. Anatomic definition. B. Anatomic plane. C. Anatomic pathology. D. Anatomic alignment.
The period of contraction of the heart muscle when blood is ejected from the atria into the ventricles, and from the ventricles into the arteries is called
A) Diastole B) Conductivity C) Repolarization D) Systole