Two of the areas of physician shortage most prevalent in the United States are:
a. family practice and dermatology c. family practice and psychiatry
b. family practice and orthopedics d. family practice and geriatrics
D
The number of physicians per person in the U.S. is less than any other wealthy countries such as France, Canada, or Japan. This shortage is more pronounced in family practice physicians and geriatric physicians.
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a. Arteries are large-diameter vessels. b. The arterial system is a high-pressure system. c. The walls of arteries are thinner than those of the veins. d. Arteries can greatly expand to accommodate a large blood volume increase.
The operating room (OR) nurse often assists with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). The OR nurse is aware that the vessel most commonly used as source for a CABG is:
A) Brachial artery B) Brachial vein C) Femoral artery D) Greater saphenous vein
A child is admitted with acute glomerulonephritis. The nurse would expect the urinalysis during this acute phase to show which results?
1. Bacteriuria, hematuria 2. Hematuria, proteinuria 3. Bacteriuria, increased specific gravity 4. Proteinuria, decreased specific gravity
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a. Ask others what they want to know. b. Share everything known about the family. c. Restrict communication to clinically relevant information. d. Recognize that confidentiality is not possible in home care.