What physical sign is the result of turbulent blood flow through a vessel?
a. Increased blood pressure during periods of stress
b. Bounding pulse felt on palpation
c. Cyanosis observed on excretion
d. Murmur heard on auscultation
Ans: d. Murmur heard on auscultation
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a. Risk for injury, related to hearing impair-ment b. Risk for social isolation, related to hearing impairment c. Knowledge deficit, related to hearing im-pairment d. Anxiety, related to hearing impairment
A patient being cared for in the emergency department (ED) will require endoscopy to remove a foreign object from the esophagus. Whose responsibility is it to obtain informed consent for this procedure?
1. The admittance clerk 2. The nurse who admitted the patient to the ED 3. The nurse who will assist in the procedure room 4. The health care provider performing the procedure.
When counseling a couple in which the man has an autosomal recessive disorder and the woman has no gene for the disorder, the nurse uses Punnett squares to show the couple the probability of their having a child with the disorder
Which statement by the nurse is most appropriate? a. "You should consider adoption." b. "Your children will be carriers of the disorder." c. "Your female children will display characteristics of the disorder." d. "Your first-born child will likely display characteristics of the disorder."
What happened to the funds set aside for nutrition and food programs, such as WIC?
A. Cut a small amount in a token effort to be fair to everyone B. Increased in recognition of the increased number of new low-income mothers seeking assistance C. Maintained at current levels, even though more women are documenting eligibility for help D. Sharply reduced and limited to only 1 year