The nurse is preparing to insert an IV in a client's cephalic vein. When the vein is accessed with a venous catheter, the nurse can feel a pop upon penetrating the:
1. Tunica media.
2. Tunica adventitia.
3. Tunica intima.
4. Valves.
2
Rationale: The tunica media is the middle layer of a vein; this layer is composed of the muscle and elastic tissues that constrict and distend the vein.
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a. exhibit contact inhibition. b. grow in adverse conditions, such as lack of nutrients. c. have a growth rate equal to or less than cell death rate. d. proliferate in response to specific stimuli.
The role of the professional nurse has evolved to emphasize:
1. providing care to patients directly at the bedside. 2. planning patient care to cover longer hospital stays. 3. leading the activities of a team of interdisciplinary health care providers. 4. managing care to cure health problems once they have occurred.
Collecting data and monitoring the health status of the population defines which of the core public health functions?
1. Assessment 2. Prevention 3. Assurance 4. Policy development
The nurse is planning an educational presentation on hyperbilirubinemia for nursery nurses. Which statement is most important to include in the presentation?
1. Antibiotics decrease the incidence of hyperbilirubinemia. 2. Total bilirubin is the sum of the direct and indirect levels. 3. Conjugated bilirubin is eliminated in the conjugated state. 4. Unconjugated bilirubin is neurotoxic and cannot cross the placenta.