Which of the following is the type of poverty that indicates lack of food, shelter, and clothing?
a. Chronic
b. Absolute
c. Relative
d. Administrative
ANS: B
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The nurse is instructing a pregnant adolescent client on how the baby's condition is evaluated during labor. Which client statement indicates appropriate understanding of the information presented?
A) "During labor, the nurse will verify that my contractions are strong but not too close together." B) "During labor, the nurse will look at the color and amount of bloody show that I have." C) "During labor, the nurse will assess the baby's heart rate with an electronic fetal monitor." D) "During labor, the nurse will check my cervix by doing a pelvic exam every two hours."
A patient is scheduled to receive a liver for transplantation from a person who has died. The nurse anticipates that the donor has which characteristic?
1. Died of natural causes 2. Experienced cardiac death 3. Died in an automobile accident 4. Experienced brain death
Which one of the following preoperative findings would need to be reported immediately to the rest of the health care team?
1. Latex allergy 2. Heart rate of 88 beats per minute 3. Client's age greater than 70 4. No prior client history or family history of malignant hyperthermia
A patient who is started on phenytoin (Dilantin), who is also taking amiodarone (Cordarone), should be assessed for what possible effect?
a. Central nervous system depression and sedation b. Decrease in effectiveness of phenytoin c. Respiratory depression d. Increase in serum phenytoin levels