A proficiency examination is planned to ensure that employees have the requisite knowledge to use a new wireless system. Which statement indicates the best use of testing?

1. Testing is criterion-referenced to evaluate predetermined system competencies.
2. Computer testing is done using a multiple-choice question format.
3. Predetermined competencies are determined by comparing class averages.
4. Norm-referenced testing is used to ensure the most successful employees keep their position.


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Rationale: The most effective testing is criterion-referenced with predetermined competencies, not comparing results among employees.

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a. An alcoholic homeless person b. A homeless person who has a limited support system and is unemployed c. A homeless person who has a mental illness and is an alcoholic d. A mentally ill homeless person

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The nurse documents that the client's respirations are shallow and rapid. The client's respiratory rate is 30 per minute. From this finding, the nurse is concerned the client is:

1. Fatigued. 2. Anxious. 3. Normal. 4. Bored.

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When caring for a client receiving an ophthalmic corticosteroid, the nurse should:

a. monitor the client for headache and blurred vision. b. test the client's intraocular pressure every four hours. c. monitor the client's temperature every four hours. d. instruct the client to return to the clinic for each medication administration.

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What are the primary goals of pharmacotherapy for patients diagnosed with schizophrenia? (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected

1. Cure schizophrenia. 2. Reduce psychotic symptoms to a level that allows the patient to maintain normal social relationships. 3. Increase delusional symptoms. 4. Reduce psychotic symptoms to a level that allows the patient to perform self-care. 5. Reduce psychotic symptoms to a level that allows the patient to maintain employment.

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