Persons may refuse to acknowledge that a loss has occurred during the first stage of
1. crisis.
2. the grief process.
3. the rage reaction.
4. the denial process.
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The first step in the grieving process is denial.
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Early training programs for LPN/LVNs differ from today's concept of preparing the LPN/LVN in regard to the increased focus on:
a. acquiring licensure. b. organized education. c. candidate selection. d. supplying caregivers.
When assessing a client's lungs over the main stem bronchi, the nurse notes that the inspiratory and expiratory phases are equal. These breath sounds are called:
1. bronchovesicular. 2. vesicular. 3. wheezes. 4. bronchial.
When is the earliest that chorionic villus sampling can be performed during pregnancy?
a. 4 weeks b. 8 weeks c. 10 weeks d. 12 weeks
A patient at 36 weeks gestation is undergoing a non–stress (NST) test
The nurse observes the fetal heart rate baseline at 135 beats per minute (bpm) and four nonepisodic patterns of the fetal heart rate reaching 160 bpm for periods of 20 to 25 seconds each. How will the nurse record these findings? a. NST positive, nonreassuring b. NST negative, reassuring c. NST reactive, reassuring d. NST nonreactive, nonreassuring