Which one of the following procedures should be performed first during the physical exam of the newborn?
A) Measurement of the head circumference
B) Auscultation of the heart and lungs
C) Evaluation of the reflexes
D) Otoscopic exam
B
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The nurse would expect to assess which finding in a patient with allodynia?
A) A diminished response to pain B) A hypersensitive response to an innocuous stimulus such as light touch C) An increased sensitivity to thermal stimulation D) A decreased sensitivity to tactile stimulation
The client receives a chest tube for a spontaneous pneumothorax. Which does the nurse implement?
1. Applies a sterile, occlusive dressing 2. Strips chest tube to promote drainage 3. Keeps tubing hanging over the bedside 4. Assesses client an hour after insertion
In order to openly explore the understanding and experiences of the study participants, the researcher may elect to collect data by which of the following methods?
A) questionnaires B) triangulation C) story telling D) pre-testing and post-testing
A researcher wishes to conduct a study of a small number of subjects on a large hospital intensive care unit. To minimize problems associated with extraneous variables in the study setting, the researcher will
a. ensure double-blind data collection methods. b. randomly assign subjects to treatment and control groups. c. test the reliability of study measures. d. train a small number of nurses to administer the intervention.