What is the purpose of the urinary system?
a) Eliminate wastes, reabsorb essential substances (water electrolytes pH)
b) Transportation, digestion, and absorption of food
c) Produces the female egg cells necessary for reproduction
d) The system is designed to transport the ova to the site of fertilization
Ans: a) Eliminate wastes, reabsorb essential substances (water electrolytes pH)
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1. Report the meeting to human resources. 2. Enlist the aid of a more experienced nurse to help monitor the documentation. 3. Record the specific behavioral steps discussed for future reference. 4. Tell the nurse that failure to comply with steps discussed will result in a written warning.
A hospital is planning to implement a unit that focuses on acute care of the elderly (ACE). How should the hospital administrator explain this unit to the nursing staff?
1. "An ACE unit will be run just like a nursing home, except it's located in the hospital." 2. "An ACE unit isn't any different than any other unit in the hospital except for the age of the patients." 3. "The key concept of an ACE unit is to return the patients to their nursing homes as quickly as possible." 4. "Patient-centered interdisciplinary care guided by nurse-driven protocols to address key nursing issues such as mobility, skin care, nutrition, and continence."
A patient hospitalized for treatment of a mediastinal malignancy is at risk for developing superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. The nurse would monitor for the development of which signs of this disorder?
1. Headache 2. Distended neck veins 3. Flushed face 4. Decreased pedal pulses 5. Pain in the lower back
A nurse visits a client living on a farm residency. Which area did the nurse visit?
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