The hospital assigns 4 interns to every resident.There are 7 residents.How many interns will the hospital need?
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A physician has diagnosed a patient with purpura. After leaving the room, a nursing student asks the nurse what the physician saw that led to that diagnosis. What is the best response by the nurse?

A) "Blue dilation of blood vessels in a star-shaped linear pattern on the legs."
B) "Fiery red, star-shaped marking on the cheek that has a solid circular center."
C) "Confluent and extensive patch of petechiae and ecchymoses on the feet."
D) "Tiny areas of hemorrhage that are less than 2 mm, round, discrete, and dark red in color."

After leaving work, a nurse realizes documentation of administration of a prn medication was omitted. This off-duty nurse phones the nurse on duty and says, "Please document administration of the medication for me. My password is alpha1." The nurse receiving the call should

A) fulfill the request promptly.
B) document the caller's password.
C) refer the matter to the charge nurse to resolve.
D) report the request to the patient's health care provider.

A patient has just had a chest tube inserted to dry-seal suction drainage.Which of the following is a correct nursing intervention for maintenance?

A) Keep the head of the bed flat for 6 hours.
B) Avoid using mouth rinses or mouthwashes.
C) Provide the patient with a paper and pencil or letter board.
D) Drain condensation into the humidifier when it collects in the tubing.