Your teenage client has mononucleosis. Which of the following statements is true about the illness?
1. Mononucleosis is caused by bacteria and is most prevalent during the adolescent and childhood years.
2. Mononucleosis is caused by bacteria and is most prevalent during the adolescent and adult years.
3. Mononucleosis is caused by Epstein-Barr virus and is most prevalent during the adolescent and young adult years.
4. Mononucleosis is caused by Epstein-Barr virus and is most prevalent in adolescents and young children.
ANS: 3
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The nurse researcher will use descriptive statistics for a research project that has been assigned. A characteristic of descriptive statistics is that:
1. They can answer specific questions. 2. They can generate theories. 3. They allow the investigator to draw conclusions. 4. They are the starting point for the formation of a research question.
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To bring the client's interior eye structures into focus using an ophthalmoscope, the nurse:
a. Uses the red filter. b. Adjusts the diopters. c. Dilates the client's pupils. d. Uses the wide-beam light.