A nurse is teaching an alert patient how to use a PCA system in the home. How will she explain to the patient what he must do to self-manage pain?
A) "You don't have to do anything. The machine does it all."
B) "I will teach your family what they need to do."
C) "When you push the button, you will get the medicine."
D) "The medicine is going into your body all the time."
C
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1. heart failure 2. extension of the MI 3. renal failure 4. liver failure
A nursing instructor is educating a group of student on research utilization. The teaching has been effective when a student states:
a. "Research utilization is using the results of a single study in nursing practice.". b. "Research utilization is the collection of data to answer a research question.". c. "Research utilization is a review of nursing practice.". d. "Research utilization is the process of transferring research findings into clinical practice.".
Which statement most accurately describes the cell kill hypothesis?
1. It is a model that predicts the amount of normal cells that will be affected by antineoplastic drugs. 2. It is a model that predicts the ability of antineoplastic drugs to eliminate cancer cells. 3. It is a model that predicts how invasive a cancer has become. 4. It is a model that compares the appearance of potential cancer cells with that of normal parent cells.
Tumors of the uterus that are benign are called
A) fibroids. B) rectoceles. C) cystoceles. D) none of the above