A patient has an increased respiratory rate. Which of the following causes an increased respiratory rate?
A) Increased carbon dioxide
B) Decreased carbon dioxide
C) Increased oxygen
D) Decreased pH
A
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A physical therapist wants to become a nurse and provide care to clients with neurological and musculoskeletal disorders. One way for the therapist to achieve this goal would be to attend:
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Concerning the infant's practice of sucking on things for pleasure (as well as nipples for nutrition), nurses should be able to advise parents that:
1. thumbsucking should be discouraged by age 2. 2. padded nipple pacifiers often improvised in hospitals can be used safely at home. 3. nonnutritive sucking has led to weight gain in preterm infants. 4. in the long run, thumbsucking leads to increased crying.
Strategic planning became prevalent in the health care industry as a result of:
a. Shifting of payments to the federal government b. Reimbursement changes, which decreased competition c. Increase in the use of high-cost technology d. Construction of more hospitals