A sphygmomanometer is the ____ for blood pressure measurement
a. Concept
b. Empirical indicator
c. Proposition
d. Theory
ANS: B
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A charge nurse works on an inpatient unit in a diverse city. Knowing some generalizations about different ethnic groups, which action is best?
a. Assign a female nurse to a female Muslim patient. b. Allow the family to stay when the Russian patient is told he has cancer. c. Start a meeting with a Hispanic family promptly on time. d. Have the Amish patient watch patient education podcasts
While assessing a patient with mental illness, the nurse realizes that the number of people in need of mental health services is:
a. one in three. b. one in five. c. one in eight. d. one in ten.