The nurse explains that a male child with hemophilia A has inherited the disease from:

a. The mother
b. The father
c. The grandmother
d. The grandfather


A
Most Hemophilia A victims are males who have inherited the gene from their mother.

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A client with an infusion pump is to receive an antibiotic in 50 mL of 0.9% NS over 30 minutes. How many mL/hour will the client receive?

Record the answer rounding to the nearest whole number.

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A female client goes to the clinic's office complaining of a cough and fever. She gives her name and date of birth at the admitting registration desk

The registration clerk verifies her current address and asks if she is still covered by IVY insurance. Client responds yes, is given a chart with the number 3948JAV04830 on it, and is directed to the physician's exam room. The physician orders a chest x-ray. The client is sent to the radiology department and checks in with the registration desk. The registration clerk verifies her current address and asks if she is still covered by IVY insurance. The client responds yes and is given an order sheet with the number 3948JAV04830 on it. The admitting office for the clinic and the radiology office use different information systems. The process depicted in this scenario illustrates the use of which of the following? 1. Uniform language 2. Master patient index 3. Data dictionary 4. Clinical data repository

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After having refused lunch and dinner because her "regular" chair was occupied at breakfast, the resident in a long-term care facility asks for a snack. The nurse should take this opportunity to sit down with the resident and say:

a. "You are hungry now. Is there something else you could have done besides refuse to eat?" b. "Here is your snack. Maybe you won't be so quick to refuse meals the next time you don't get your way." c. "Refusing meals is not the answer. You must eat." d. "Why in the world did you leave the din-ing room without eating?"

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A nurse should document on the chart that chronic pain is occurring when the patient reports the pain has lasted longer than:

a. 1 month. b. 3-6 months. c. 1 year. d. 2-3 years.

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