Objective or external factors that can be seen or felt by the physician or measured by an instrument are called ____.
A. symptoms
B. outcomes
C. signs
D. behavior
E. feelings
C. signs
Signs are objective, or external, factors that can be seen or felt by the physician or measured by an instrument.
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What research approach uses numerical data that can be collected and analyzed with statistical results?
A. Qualitative approach B. Quantitative approach C. Deductive approach D. Inductive approach
A home care patient calls in the middle of the night and reports that the oxygen supply tubing will not stay attached to her transtracheal catheter. The flow rate to the transtracheal catheter is set at 0.5 L/min. The patient has attempted to flush the catheter with saline and push a cleaning rod through it without success. The respiratory therapist should instruct the patient to
A. tape the connection securely. B. increase the flow to the catheter. C. decrease the flow to the catheter. D. switch to a nasal cannula.
Guidelines for dealing with a salesperson on the phone include ________.
A. inviting the salesperson to visit the physician at the salesperson's convenience B. notifying the physician that a salesperson is on the phone C. asking the salesperson to send you information D. telling the salesperson the office is too busy to see salespeople E. asking the salesperson to call back after hours
The integumentary system plays an important role in regulating the body's ________
A) composition B) elasticity C) temperature D) environment