In addition to abiding by the profession's standards of care, a nurse is also expected to abide by the profession's:
a. academic requirements.
b. bylaws and mission statement.
c. code of ethics.
d. standards of care for all health-care professionals.
C
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a. The drug is addictive. b. The drug stimulates drug-seeking behavior. c. The drug causes flashbacks. d. The drug sets off hypertensive episodes.
The parent of an infant with otitis media asks the nurse why the prescriber has ordered amoxicil-lin [Amoxil] and not ampicillin [Unasyn]. What will the nurse tell the parent?
a. Amoxicillin is a broader spectrum antibi-otic than ampicillin. b. Amoxicillin is not inactivated by be-ta-lactamases. c. Ampicillin is associated with more allergic reactions. d. Ampicillin is not as acid stable as amox-icillin.
Reliability could be established for a physiological instrument, such as an automatic blood pressure (BP) cuff, by:
a. measuring pulse rate and BP. b. recalibrating the equipment. c. taking the BP in a different arm. d. using another BP cuff to compare results.
The nurse educator is discussing human chromosomes with her students, and knows that the teaching has been effective when a student states:
1. "All humans have 48 chromosomes and 2 sex chromosomes.". 2. "Human chromosomes are shaped like a ‘Y'.". 3. "Humans have 46 chromosomes, 2 of which are the sex chromosomes.". 4. "Only certain body cells contain the chromosomes.".