A word or phrase that provides a visual image of a phenomenon is a
a. Theory
b. Concept
c. Philosophy
d. Model
ANS: B
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The medical team is assessing a newly admitted patient who is hypothermic following a night spent lost on a ski slope
The health care professionals would recognize that which of the following phenomena most likely contributed to minimizing the client's heat loss in a cold environment? A) The high heat conductivity of subcutaneous tissue protected against core heat loss. B) Increased blood flow to the outer shell prevented superficial freezing and loss of heat. C) The tissue thickness of the outer shell increased and preserved heat. D) Shell temperature dropped, minimizing the temperature variance between the core temperature and environmental temperature.
The nurse is performing an assessment of a 13-year-old boy with diabetes mellitus. Which of the following assessments would best indicate the presence of type 1 diabetes?
A) The parents report that their child had "a cold or flu" recently. B) Checking the vital signs shows an elevated blood pressure. C) The parents report that their son "can't drink enough water and is tired a lot." D) Auscultation reveals Kussmaul breathing.
When planning, delivering, and financing responsibility for programs is shifted from the federal level to the state level, it is called
a. Evolution b. Devolution c. Block granting d. State administration
The nurses on a critical care unit can utilize the safety strategy of redundancy by:
A) having two nurses independently check the dosage of high-risk medications. B) ensuring the antidotes are readily available for certain high-risk medications. C) introducing equipment that makes it more difficult for a nurse to commit an error. D) introducing a brief waiting period between the time that a medication is ordered and the time that it is administered.