Infant mortality in the United States is highest among:
a. Eastern European-American mothers
b. Asian mothers
c. African-American mothers
d. Italian-American mothers
C
Infant mortality in the United States is highest among non-Hispanic African-American mothers. The United States does not have the lowest infant mortality rate in the world. The United States does not have a national insurance program. Infant mortality is related to maternal complications.
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The nurse recognizes that a rising PaCO2 level in a COPD patient means that:
1. there is more arterial oxygen available than is needed. 2. the ventilation-perfusion ratio is becoming balanced. 3. respiratory acidosis has begun. 4. the anticholinergics are effective.
Why is the process of revision of BLS standards from "Airway-Breathing-Circulation" to Circulation-Airway-Breathing considered intervention research? (Select all that apply.)
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