The aim of the Americans with Disabilities Act was to eliminate discrimination against individuals with disabilities. In order to achieve this goal, Congress combines disability with which other legal concept?
1. Autonomy
2. Right to work
3. Fairness
4. Equality
4
Rationale: Autonomy is not a legal focus of this act.
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An ECG technician is performing an ECG on a hospital patient who has developed hypokalemia secondary to diuretic use. Which of the following manifestations of the client's health problem will the technician anticipate on the ECG?
A) Irregular heart rate and a peaked T wave B) A low T wave and an absent P wave C) A prominent U wave and a flattened T wave D) A narrow QRS complex and an absent U wave
Which statement is most true about large-for-gestational age (LGA) infants?
a. They weigh more than 3500 g. b. They are above the 80th percentile on gestational growth charts. c. They are prone to hypoglycemia, polycythemia, and birth injuries. d. Postmaturity syndrome and fractured clavicles are the most common complications.
The nurse is caring for an elderly woman and notices that she is not using her cane properly. Which of the following statements by the nurse would most likely elicit a positive response from the patient?
a. "You're doing that all wrong. Let me show you how to do it." b. "I don't know who showed how to use the cane like that, but you're not doing it right. Let me show you again." c. "You use the cane the way I did before I was shown a way to keep from tripping over it; do you mind if I show you?" d. "I used to use the cane the same way you are using it: the wrong way. I'll show you the right way to do it."
Residents who have bed rails:
a. Must be checked often b. Can be left alone c. Need restraints d. Need hand rails and grab bars