A nurse uses the process of quantitative research to study the incidence and causes of hospital-acquired pneumonia in her hospital. The statement of what the researcher expects to find in these studies is called the:

A) variable B) data C) hypothesis D) instrument


C

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Your client has just had a transfusion ordered for severe anemia. You are gathering the supplies that you need in order to transfuse the client. What kind of tubing do you know that you need to infuse blood or blood products?

A) Y-administration tubing B) Macrodrip tubing C) Minidrip tubing D) Primary tubing

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Which type of diagnosis is really a cluster of other diagnoses?

a. risk nursing diagnosis c. syndrome diagnosis b. wellness nursing diagnosis d. actual diagnosis

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A client tells the nurse they experience double vision. Which question should the nurse ask the client?

A. "Do you have a history of renal disease?" B. "Do you have a history of diabetes?" C. "Do you take any medications?" D. "Do you have a history of hyperthyroidism?"

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Mrs. Hedge's weight has fluctuated by as much as 8 lb over the past 4 days. The prescriber is ordering an antibiotic that is ordered in mg/kg. To calculate the proper dose, the prescriber would need to use

A. her weight from yesterday. B. her weight this morning. C. her BSA. D. her dry weight.

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