A nurse is caring for a patient with an increased risk for aspiration due to severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The nurse identifies that the correct type of nasointestinal (NI) tube for this patient would be a
1. Dobbhoff tube.
2. French tube.
3. Salem sump tube.
4. Levin tube.
ANS: 1
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A) "It is because of an allergic reaction." B) "It happens with most newborns." C) "It is because you developed an illness while carrying the baby before birth." D) "It is seen with premature infants."
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the difference between down time and response time?
1. Response time is the period of time when an information system is not operational and available for use whereas down time is the amount of time between a user action and the response from the information system. 2. Response time is the moment information is gleaned from the computer whereas down time is the period when the system is off. 3. Response time is the amount of time between a user action and the response from the information system whereas downtime refers to the period of time when an information system is not operational and available for use. 4. Response time occurs when the software is downloaded whereas down time refers to the period of time it takes for the software to activate.
A client tells the nurse that she had a positive result from an early pregnancy test and, since she knows they can be erroneous, wants to be sure that she is pregnant
Which of the following responses is the most appropriate for the nurse to make? 1. "Most early pregnancy tests are not reliable.". 2. "Pregnancy can be detected 24 to 48 hours after conception, depending on the test.". 3. "Pregnancy cannot be detected before 12 days after conception.". 4. "Most pregnancy tests cannot differentiate between pregnancy and premenstrual hormone levels.".
Convert 0.5 inches per second to an equivalent rate in feet per minute
1. 0.25 feet per minute 2. 2.5 feet per minute 3. 0.1 feet per minute 4. 360 feet per minute