The newly licensed LPN/LVN demonstrates an understanding of employment opportunities when applying to a position in which area(s)? (Select all that apply.)
a. An outpatient clinic
b. A home health care agency
c. An intravenous (IV) therapy team
d. A long-term care facility
e. An ambulatory care unit
A, B, D, E
With the exception of an IV therapy team, which requires postgraduate education and/or certifi-cation, the other options are open to newly graduated vocational nurses.
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As part of the NAFTA trade agreement, sister cities in Mexico and the United States have had cultural exchanges to learn and share health practices and treatments. This could best be described as an effort of:
1. Global health concerns. 2. International health. 3. Bilateral assistance. 4. Border protection.
A nursing instructor asks the students to name the different biaxial joints of the body. Which response by the students would indicate that further study is needed? Select all that apply
a. Hinge joint d. Saddle joint b. Pivot joint e. Gliding joint c. Ball and joint f. Condyloid joint
A health care provider has prescribed both heat and cold treatments for an older adult patient with a leg injury. The nursing care plan reflects secondary diagnoses of peripheral vascular dis-ease (PVD), diabetes, and an allergy to latex
Which of the prescribed treatments should the nurse administer and why? a. The nurse will use cold treatment because patients with diabetes and a latex allergy cannot tolerate heat. b. The nurse will use cold treatment for this patient with a fracture because cold will help set the cast. c. The nurse will use heat treatment because cold is contraindicated for patients with PVD. d. The nurse will use heat treatment because heat will increase circulation and increase the threat of infection in the injured part.
The nurse determines that a client has spiritual health when which of the following is assessed?
1. Watching a religious service on the television. 2. Telling her family over the telephone that the diagnosis is bad. 3. Crying while sitting in a chair, alone. 4. Wringing hands and softy repeating "I am not ready to die.".