A nurse is assessing the wound in the left arm of a client. The wound, caused by a motor

vehicle accident, has torn, ragged edges. How should the nurse document the wound?

A) Incision
B) Abrasion
C) Laceration
D) Puncture


C

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The nurse preparing to administer a dose of Epogen must be aware to:

a. administer this agent by rapid IV push. b. not shake the drug solution, which will deactivate it. c. monitor the client closely for tachycardia. d. reassess client for allergies to phenytoin.

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If there are outliers at either end of a distribution that is symmetric, a researcher might:

a. Calculate a trimmed mean b. Report the median rather than the mean c. Report the mode rather than the mean d. Omit the variable from further analyses

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Several tools are available to analyze information once it is collected. Which tool is used to identify the root causes of a problem or outcome?

a. Bar graph b. Fishbone diagram c. Benchmarking d. Check sheet

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A group of cells of the same type that work together to perform a particular function is called a

A) tissue. B) cell. C) organ. D) none of the above

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