A client's venipuncture device needs to be temporarily capped. How will a nurse ensure that the vein remains patent?
A) Flush the lock with potassium chloride.
B) Flush the lock with saline or heparinized saline.
C) Flush the lock with cyclical total parenteral nutrition (TPN).
D) Flush the lock with colloid solutions.
B
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Which of the following concepts should a nurse identify as being included in Black and Andreasen's definition of personality? (Select all that apply.)
1. Personality is the characteristic way in which a person thinks, feels, and behaves.2. Personality is the ingrained pattern of behavior that each person evolves, both consciously and unconsciously. 3. Personality is developed in sporadic stages that vary from person to person and experience to experience.4. Personality has to do with a person's style of life or way of being. 5. Personality is inborn and cannot be influenced by developmental progression.
Rheumatoid arthritis is distinguished from osteoarthritis in that:
a. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, systemic disease; osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the joints. b. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, degenerative disease; osteoarthritis is a systemic inflammatory disease. c. People with osteoarthritis are considered to be genetically predisposed; there is no known genetic component to rheumatoid arthritis. d. Osteoarthritis is often caused by a virus; viruses play no part in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.
A grand tour question is most likely to be used:
A) At the beginning of a focus group session B) At the end of a critical incident interview C) At the beginning of an unstructured interview D) At the end of a think-aloud study
Concerning the nutrient needs of breastfed and formula-fed infants, nurses should be aware that:
1. breastfed infants need extra water in hot climates. 2. during the first 3 months breastfed infants consume more energy than formu-la-fed infants. 3. breastfeeding infants should receive oral vitamin D drops daily during at least the first 2 months. 4. vitamin K injections at birth are not needed for infants fed on specially enriched formula.