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A congenital heart abnormality often discovered during the newborn period is coarctation of the aorta. How is this assessed? By comparing right and left femoral pulses By comparing right and left pedal pulses By comparing upper and lower extremity blood pressures By auscultating an audible bruit in the carotid arteries 2. A child who can stack a maximum of 5 blocks is probably: 1 yr of age 15 months of age 2 years of age 3 years of age 3. A 6 yr old child who has moderate persisten...

____ 1. Factors that place a patient at risk of developing an antimicrobial-resistant organism include A. Age over 50 years B. School attendance D. Inappropriate use of antimicrobials ____ 2. Infants and young children are at higher risk of developing antibiotic-resistant infections due to: B. Children this age are more likely to be in daycare and exposed to pathogens from other children ____ 3. Providers should use an antibiogram when prescribing. An antibiogram is: D. A chart of the l...

for evaluation of persistent, daily cough with increased sputum production, worse in the morning, occurring over the past three months. She tells you, “I have the same thing, year after year.” Which of the following choices would you consider strongly in your critical thinking process? Seasonal allergies Acute bronchitis Bronchial asthma Chronic bronchitis 2. A patient presents complaining of a 5-day history of upper respiratory symptoms including nasal congestion and drainage. On ...

General Document Guidelines Page numbers are cross-referenced with the APA Publication Manual, 6 th ed. If using another APA 6 th ed. reference source, search for a topic in the table of contents or index. Margins p. 229 1 ” at the top, bottom, left, and right of every page Spacing p. 229 Double space the entire paper—no extra spaces (exception: a heading by itself at the bottom of a page—move heading to next page) Alignment p. 229 Flush left (not justified--right margin should...

1. Once a practice problem has been identified the next step would be to use the PICOT format to ask a question about the issue PICOT stands for O P population I intervention C concepts O operational definitions T time O P precision instrument, I intervention, C control, O Operational definitions, T time O P Population, I internal validity, c comparisons, o outcome, T time O P Population, I Intervention, C Comparison O Outcome T time 2. The Affordable Care Act has direc...

1. Once a practice problem has been identified the next step would be to use the PICOT format to ask a question about the situation. PICOT stands for: P—population, I—intervention, C—comparisons, O—outcome, T—time. 2. The Affordable Care Act has directed the US Department of Health and Human Services and multiple agencies to develop and disseminate initiatives on meeting the care needs of patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC). What is the primary purpose of the national di...

1. The type of question used in descriptive studies that is designed to describe what is going on or what exists is labeled as: A. Descriptive B. Correlational C. Relational D. Predictive ANS: A 2. The type of question used in descriptive studies that is designed to investigate an association is labeled as: A. Descriptive B. Correlational C. Relational D. Predictive ANS: C 3. The use of survey designs offers many advantages for the researcher including all of the following except:...

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Question 1 An older African-American client shares that they, "Don't hear as well as they used to." Responding based on evidence-based data, the nurse will: Question 1 options: Inquire as to whether the client has tinnitus. Assess the client for middle ear fluid accumulation. Ask whether the client has ever been diagnosed with otosclerosis. Check the client's ears for a cerumen impaction. Question 2 The major focus regarding nursing education for the older adult regarding the use of...