A nurse is assessing a male client's abdomen. Which of the following would lead the nurse to suspect a problem?
A) Abdominal respiratory movements
B) Visible peristaltic waves
C) Symmetric appearance
D) No bulging with head raising
B
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A nurse is evaluating a client's environment. Environmental factors to incorporate in the client history include:
1. History of smoking 2. History of hypertension 3. History of divorce 4. History of daily exercise
As a result of downsizing in the 1990s, a nursing surplus appeared in some parts of the country. What occurs in this type of situation?
A) Nurses tend to join unions to protect their jobs. B) No change would be expected in the rapid unionization of nurses. C) There would typically be less union activity by nurses. D) There is no historical perspective that indicates what nurses would do.
The nurse researcher is interested in estimating how reliably data can be used to generalize the findings of a study. In order for this to occur, the researcher should use what?
a. Inferential statistics b. Descriptive statistics c. Nonparametric statistics d. Mathematical statistics
The SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak was an epidemic that spread over sever-al countries. Which of the following terms describes what happened?
a. Hyperendemic b. Pandemic c. Mixed outbreak d. Holoendemic