A patient in severe congestive heart failure is at risk for the development of acute respiratory failure and is receiving supplemental oxygen therapy. What nursing assessment parameter is most indicative of acute respiratory failure?
A) Dependent pitting edema that is worsening
B) New onset of systolic gallop
C) Conversion to atrial fibrillation
D) Arterial PaO2 45 mm Hg
D
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After a breast examination, the nurse is documenting assessment findings that indicate possible breast cancer. Which abnormal findings need to be included as part of the client's electronic medical record? (Select all that apply.)
a. Peau d'orange b. Dense breast tissue c. Nipple retraction d. Mobile mass at two o'clock e. Nontender axillary nodes
A client has an insertion of an internal cervical radiation implant. When providing care, the nurse discovers the implant has come out. The MOST appropriate action for the nurse to take immediately is to:
a. call the physician b. pick up the implant with gloved hands and flush it down the toilet c. reinsert the implant into the vagina imme-diately d. pick up the implant with long-handled forceps and place into a lead container
The nursing student correctly explains health promotion teaching points for parents of toddlers when she states
a. "Setting consistent, firm limits will help the child cope with the frustration of learning self-control." b. "Slower development of motor skills prevents the child from participating in self-care activities." c. "Toddlers have a natural sense of right and wrong and know when they do something wrong." d. "Temper tantrums should never be tolerated, and toddlers need to do what they are told."
Which approach to solving missing values problems does not reduce statistical power?
a. Deletion methods b. Imputation methods c. Both approaches are the same with regard to power. d. It depends on which particular imputation or deletion method is used.