A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What substance does the healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this anemia?
a. Iron
b. Erythropoietin
c. Cobalamin (vitamin B12)
d. Folate
Answer: b. Erythropoietin
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The nurse is preparing two medications from separate vials in one syringe. After injecting air into vial A, which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. Changing needles and injecting air into vial B 2. Changing needles, injecting air into vial B, and then withdrawing medication from vial A 3. Injecting air into vial B, changing needles, and withdrawing medication from vial A 4. Changing needles, injecting air into vial B, withdrawing medication from vial B, and then withdrawing medication from vial A
When heterogeneity of effects is high (statistically significant), the preferred meta-analytic approach is to:
A) Immediately abandon efforts to undertake a meta-analysis B) Use a fixed effects analytic model C) Use a random effects analytic model D) Use a funnel plot to display the extensiveness of heterogeneity to readers of the report
Which accurately defines femicide?
A) A homicide of a female that occurs in the context of intimate partner violence B) Violence that targets people or groups of people on the basis of their gender C) A pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors D) A suicide by a female that occurs in the context of intimate partner violence
The nurse is preparing an in-service education to staff about atraumatic care for pediatric patients. Which intervention should the nurse include?
a. Prepare the child for separation from parents during hospitalization by reviewing a video. b. Prepare the child before any unfamiliar treatment or procedure by demonstrating on a stuffed animal. c. Help the child accept the loss of control associated with hospitalization. d. Help the child accept pain that is connected with a treatment or procedure.