The nurse must follow the principles of medical asepsis while making a patient's bed, including procedures for handling linens. Soiled linens should be:
a. placed on the floor.
b. fanned in the air.
c. held away from the uniform.
d. placed at the end of the bed.
C
Soiled linen should not come into contact with a uniform.
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A) Encourage the patient to eat a balanced diet that is high in protein. B) Encourage the patient to limit his activity for the first 72 hours. C) Encourage the patient to take his medications as ordered. D) Encourage the patient to use the incentive spirometer every 2 hours.
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A) Low complex carbohydrate intake and high potassium intake B) High fluid intake and low protein intake C) High calcium intake and low fat intake D) High simple carbohydrate intake and avoidance of dairy products
Two sets of data with identical means would have, by default, the same standard deviation
A) True B) False
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a. Burkitt lymphoma. b. Hodgkin's lymphoma. c. pancreatic cancer. d. hepatic cancer.