A young adult has recently had multiple absences from work. After each absence, this adult returned to work wearing dark glasses and long-sleeved shirts. During an interview with the occupational health nurse, this adult says, "My partner beat me, but it was because I did not do the laundry." What is the nurse's next action?

A) Call the police.
B) Arrange for hospitalization.
C) Call the adult protective agency.
D) Document injuries with a body map.

Which medication should a nurse administer to provide immediate intervention for a psychotic patient whose aggressive behavior continues to escalate despite verbal intervention?

A) Lithium (Eskalith)
B) Trazodone (Desyrel)
C) Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
D) Valproic acid (Depakene)

How many eye muscles control movement of the eye?

A) three
B) four
C) five
D) six

A 70-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that he is having trouble hearing, especially in large groups. He says "I can't always tell where the sound is coming from" and that the words often sound "mixed up." What might the nurse suspect as the cause for this change?

A) Atrophy of the apocrine glands
B) Cilia becoming coarse and stiff
C) Nerve degeneration in the inner ear
D) Scar tissue in the tympanic membrane

The nurse is caring for a trauma patient who has just arrived to the emergency room.The nurse listens to the patient's lung sounds,palpates the patient's peripheral pulses,and obtains vital signs.What is the best description of the nurse's actions?

A) Establishing priorities for outcomes
B) Performing a physical examination
C) Demonstrating diagnostic reasoning
D) Setting time frames for interventions

The manager is positioned too closely to the department's operating problems and needs to be an effective teacher.

A survey of health information and the Internet (Underhill & McKeown,2008) reported that more than one-third of Canadian adults used the Internet to search for health information in 2005.Which of the following groups were one of the largest users of health information on the Internet?

A) Well-educated women with stable incomes
B) Families with limited incomes
C) Families with limited education
D) Businessmen with high education levels