A patient being referred to a community-based day treatment program is expressing hesitation about the program. The nurse accurately educates the patient about community treatment by stating:
A) "You will not be allowed to go out with your friends while in the program."
B) "You will have to have supervision when you want to go anywhere else in the community."
C) "You will be able to live in your own home while you still see a therapist every day."
D) "You will have someone in your home at all times to ask questions if you have any concerns."
C) "You will be able to live in your own home while you still see a therapist every day."
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a. Temperature increase from 37.2 ° C (99 ° F) to 37.7 ° C (100 ° F) b. Increase in blood pressure with an attendant decrease in pulse c. Increase in respirations d. Equilateral pupils
Which of the following assessments in a client diagnosed with pregnancy-induced hypertension who is taking magnesium sulfate would indicate a therapeutic level of medication?
a. Urinary output of 20 ml/hr b. Normal deep tendon reflexes c. Respiratory rate of 10 to 12 breaths/minute d. Drowsiness
You are checking placement of a nasogastric tube that has been in place for 2 days. The tube is draining green aspirate. What does this color of aspirate indicate?
A) The tube is in the pleural space. B) The tube is the intestine. C) The tube is in the stomach. D) The tube is in the esophagus.
Why is survey research subject selection considered nonrandom? (Select all that apply.)
a. If monetary reward is offered as an inducement, subjects may participate only to get the reward. The sample may include fewer people who are well off financially. b. There is no direct contact with the subjects. c. Follow-up reminders make recruitment long and drawn-out. d. Inducements are essentially manipulative; potential subjects who resent manipulation refuse to return surveys. e. Refusal rates average 50% or more, and this makes the sample nonrepresentative.