Specificity is the ability of a screening test to accurately identify what aspect of the screening?
A. Persons who do not have the disease
B. Persons who have the disease
C. Persons who need follow-up in relation to the disease
D. Persons who were unaware that they had the disease
ANS: A
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a. call the surgeon to clarify. b. irrigate as ordered. c. question the order relative to the use of sterile saline. d. warn the client that there will be some discomfort.
Which of the following can a nurse assess by palpation?
A) Heart sounds, lung sounds, blood pressure B) Temperature, turgor, moisture C) Vision, hearing, cranial nerves D) Tissue density, gait, reflexes
What retention strategies should the nurse manager use when working with a new orientee?
a. Provide a safe practice environment b. Encourage more time shadowing preceptor c. Encourage early independence d. Provide multiple preceptors for diverse learning
A client with chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia is admitted to the psychiatric unit of a local hospital. During the next several days, the client is seen laughing, yelling, and talking to himself. This behavior is characteristic of:
a) delusion. b) looseness of association. c) illusion. d) hallucination.