The nurse researcher is examining how spread out the data is. Which are measures of variability?
A) Range and deviation scores
B) Standard deviation and variance
C) Standard deviation and deviation scores
D) Range and variance
D
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The student nurse is studying for a pharmacology exam and notices that many of the adrenergic blocking antagonists drugs studied in class have what suffix?
A) -aine B) -lol C) -azole D) -triptan
The medical-surgical nurse working with patients who has a somatoform disorder will find planning is facilitated by the understanding that the patients will probably:
a. be resistant to seeking psychiatric help. b. be interested in seeing the consulting psychiatrist. c. attend psychotherapy sessions without encouragement. d. be eager to discover the true reasons for their physical symptoms.
A patient is pacing the hall near the nurses' station, swearing loudly. An appropriate initial intervention for the nurse would be to address the patient by name and say:
a. "Please quiet down.". b. "Hey, what's up?" c. "You seem upset. Tell me about it.". d. "You need to go to your room to get control of yourself.".
The nurse is providing care to a client who is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. The client is threatening the staff and believes the staff is trying to harm him
When the nurse enters the client's room, the client is agitated, and attempts to slap the nurse. The nurse gets assistance from other staff members and restrains the client. Which nursing action is the priority at this time? 1. Requesting a psychiatric referral 2. Notifying the health care provider of the need to see the client within the hour 3. Padding the side rails 4. Obtaining consent from the client for use of restraints