I think I read about a study in which yamanaka factors were used on an old mouse and its spine realigned itself like in youth. I can't find a reference to this study anymore. Anyone else familiar with such a study?
An adolescent is taking isotretinoin (Accutane) for treatment of severe acne. The nurse has ...
An adolescent is taking isotretinoin (Accutane) for treatment of severe acne. The nurse has completed medication education with the mother and evaluates that additional learning is required when the mother states:
You are caring for a person in an assisted living residence. The nurse has reviewed with you the ...
You are caring for a person in an assisted living residence. The nurse has reviewed with you the person's service plan and your responsibilities. You are to assist with bathing, laundry, light housekeeping, and medication reminders. When you remind t
A confused patient needs to have restraints applied to prevent him from pulling out his Foley ...
A confused patient needs to have restraints applied to prevent him from pulling out his Foley catheter. Which of the following options can the nurse delegate to an unregulated care provider (UCP)?
A patient flinches when a nursing assistant tries to reposition her in her bed. This patient's ...
A patient flinches when a nursing assistant tries to reposition her in her bed. This patient's response to this physical contact is an example of A) breath holding. B) restlessness. C) guarding. D) abnormal r
A mercury-in-glass thermometer is being used in the extended care facility. While the nurse is ...
A mercury-in-glass thermometer is being used in the extended care facility. While the nurse is taking the patient's temperature, the thermometer falls and breaks on the floor without coming into contact with the nurse or patient.
A child who has juvenile idiopathic arthritis and who has been taking methotrexate Rheumatrex will ...
A child who has juvenile idiopathic arthritis and who has been taking methotrexate Rheumatrex will begin a course of abatacept Orencia. What will the nurse include when teaching the child's family about this drug?
The nurse enters a room to find the client sitting up in the chair, crying. The nurse best displays ...
The nurse enters a room to find the client sitting up in the chair, crying. The nurse best displays a critical-thinking attitude, as well as a caring attitude, by:
a. Telling the client that she'll be back to chat after she s
You are caring for a patient with an indwelling catheter. As the patient returns from the radiology ...
You are caring for a patient with an indwelling catheter. As the patient returns from the radiology department you note the collection bag is on the side rail. After assuring the patient is comfortably back in his bed you also note the securing devic
In order for a physician to retain their license, he or she must pay a renewal fee once per ________ ...
In order for a physician to retain their license, he or she must pay a renewal fee once per ________ and complete 75 hours of continuing education every ________ years.
A football coach calls a news conference to announce that the star football player on the team has ...
A football coach calls a news conference to announce that the star football player on the team has torn his ACL. A reporter asks, Coach, exactly what is the ACL? Hopefully, the coach knows the correct answer What is it?
You are working on a memory care unit and answer the phone. It is a physician who tells you he has ...
You are working on a memory care unit and answer the phone. It is a physician who tells you he has just left town for vacation and is about to lose cell service. He forgot to order critically important monitoring labs for a resident. He requires you
An order is written for meperidine (Demerol), 500 mg IM q34h prn for pain. The nurse recognizes that ...
An order is written for meperidine (Demerol), 500 mg IM q34h prn for pain. The nurse recognizes that this is significantly more than the usual therapeutic dose. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
All of the following are true about the lesions of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) except:
All of the following are true about the lesions of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) except A) they can be internal or external. B) they are spread by direct and indirect contact. C) they are common in HIV disease and AIDS. &nb
When reporting your observations,: (Multiple Choice)
When reporting your observations, A) report subjective information. B) report objective information. C) report only at the end of the shift. D) report your thoughts and feelings.
Before a ventilator is used, an operational verification check is performed. A simple variation of ...
Before a ventilator is used, an operational verification check is performed. A simple variation of this procedure is also performed under which of the following circumstances?
a. Before a blood gas sample is obtained. b. When th
"They say statistically is far better to have an aneurysm in your left hemisphere than your right because of the right hemisphere's powers of global contextuality. The damaged brain is better a
The nursing assistant should be mindful that he or she might invade another person's personal space ...
The nursing assistant should be mindful that he or she might invade another person's personal space by A) standing too close to that person. B) touching that person. C) making eye contact. D) All of the above
The nurse asks you to obtain a complete set of vital signs for one of the persons to whom you are ...
The nurse asks you to obtain a complete set of vital signs for one of the persons to whom you are assigned. The measurements are as follows: temperature 101.5 F, heart rate 104 beats/min, respiratory rate 22 breaths/min, and blood pressure 90/60 mm H
Medicare ________ adopted(ing) managed care strategies.
Medicare ________ adopted(ing) managed care strategies. A) is considering B) was one of the earliest to begin C) will not be D) was the first insurer that
The hospitalized patient's uncle, who is a physician, asks the nurse for the patient's chart. The ...
The hospitalized patient's uncle, who is a physician, asks the nurse for the patient's chart. The uncle is not the physician on the case. The best response for the nurse is to
