________ is a measure of hydration status or the amount of solute (ions, salts) per liter of solution (blood, plasma).
A. Molality
B. Osmolarity
C. Tonicity
D. Osmolality
Answer: B
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A) disbelief. B) awareness. C) restitution. D) resolution.
A nurse is working in a unit with several less-experienced nurses. Which attribute displayed by the senior nurse would make her leadership of the less-experienced nurses most effective?
1. Strong belief that the leader is accountable for actions taken by those working on the unit 2. Authority to carry out actions necessary to move the work of unit staff forward 3. Efficiency in actions and in words 4. Ability to inspire the others to commit to the team's goals
The population health nurse is aware that many members of the community, though they are employed, need to obtain additional foodstuffs every month from the local community food bank. The nurse knows that this indicates that:
1. There are insufficient employment opportunities in the community. 2. Poverty is increasing in the community. 3. Better information about food economy should be disseminated in the community. 4. The local grocery stores do not carry sufficient supplies.
Which topic is most important for the nurse to discuss preoperatively with a patient who is scheduled for abdominal surgery for an open cholecystectomy?
a. Care for the surgical incision b. Medications used during surgery c. Deep breathing and coughing techniques d. Oral antibiotic therapy after discharge home