A group of nursing students form a student nursing association to provide support while they are enrolled in a nursing program. This type of community is known as
1. Community of place
2. Community of special interest
3. Community of problem ecology
4. Community of political action
ANS: 2
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A) regulating the levels of most other hormones in the body. B) stimulating the brain and sex organs. C) controlling the rate of cell metabolism throughout the body. D) regulating levels of glucose in the blood and body tissues.
A student nurse is helping admit a 77-year-old man to the surgical floor of an acute care hospital. The patient has an abdominal tumor that is scheduled to be removed. He has had nothing by mouth (NPO) since midnight in preparation for his surgery
The student nurse notes that the patient's skin is very dry and scaly. Which of the following should the student nurse investigate further as the most likely cause for the patient's dry skin? a. Excess humidity in the patient's living environment b. The use of excessive soap when bathing c. Lack of sun exposure leading to decreased stimulation of sweat glands d. Decreased levels of stress
A male patient with a total hip replacement is progressing well and expects to be discharged tomorrow. On returning to bed after ambulating, he complains of severe pain in the surgical wound
Which action should the nurse take? A) Assume he's anxious about discharge, and administer pain medication. B) Assess the surgical site and affected extremity. C) Reassure the patient that pain is a direct result of increased activity. D) Suspect a wound infection, and monitor the patient's temperature and vital signs.
The following hypothesis, daily "doses of humor" will cause arthritis sufferers to use less pain medication and exercise longer, was listed in a study being critiqued. Which of the following is the operational definition of "dose of humor"?
a. Each day subjects in the treatment group will watch a full length comedy film before a prescribed exercise period. Each film shown will have been screened by five assistants and must evoke laughter at least 30% of the time of the film. b. The "doses of humor" will be defined as subjects taking turns telling jokes to each other for 20 minutes each day. c. The operational definition of "doses of humor" for purposes of this study will be the reading of three jokes taken from the newspaper each day. d. The operational definition of "doses of humor" is that each day something funny will happen to the participant.