Nurses understand that a patient's diastolic pressure represents which physiologic function?
a. The pressure needed to open the aortic and pulmonic valves
b. The pressure in blood vessels when the ventricles contract
c. The pressure of the blood returning to the heart from the venous system
d. The pressure in blood vessels when the ventricles are relaxed
ANS: D
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1. "You seem like such a nice person, what sins could cause you to deserve this?" 2. "I think you are being very hard on yourself, don't you agree?" 3. "It sounds as though you are troubled by something you did in the past." 4. "You have an infection that is caused by a virus that you came in contact with, not by sins."
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A) Lack of time with patients B) Educational information C) Assistance with resources D) Availability of supplies
In what way is the Predisposing, Reinforcing, Enabling, Causes in Educational Diagnosis, and Evaluation (PRECEDE) model helpful when health education programs are implemented?
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