A(n) ___________ on the ECG strip is a "time period" with no electrical activity occurring between waves, and if normal, looks like a flat line.?

A)artifact?
B) deflection
C) interval
D) segment


D

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A goal of care for a client with congestive heart failure (CHF) is for serum sodium levels to be within normal limits. Which information documented in the medical record would indicate that the client is not meeting this goal?

A) The client is experiencing dependent edema. B) The client experiences joint pain. C) The client is constipated. D) The client is experiencing wheezing respirations.

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The primary difference between HMOs and independent practice associations (IPAs) is that under the IPA system:

a. Physicians lose much of their control over health-care delivery b. Clients pay on fee-for-service basis rather than prepaid premiums c. Nurses receive reimbursement on an indi-vidual basis for the care they provide d. The number of services provided is not limited

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The term defined as "behavior directed toward keeping a current state of health" is:

1. Health promotion 2. Health promotion behavior 3. Health maintenance behavior 4. Health protective behavior

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