Structured Interviews

A) Involve asking an agreed upon set of questions, generally formulated around findings of a literature review.
B) Researcher has guidelines rather than a set of questions, giving them the ability to feel out the conversation and ask questions accordingly.
C) Best defined as a group interview, with a predetermined set of questions, and also having the leeway to explore comments.

A patient in the emergency department reports, "I hear voices saying someone is stalking me. They want to kill me because I found the cure for cancer. I will stab anyone that threatens me." Which aspects of mental health have the greatest immediate concern to a nurse? (Select all that apply.)

A) Happiness
B) Appraisal of reality
C) Control over behavior
D) Effectiveness in work
E) Healthy self-concept

The suffix -genesis means:

A) writing.
B) condition.
C) formation.
D) fixation.

What is sleep?

A) Sleep is unconsciousness with perception of strong stimuli only.
B) Sleep is unconsciousness with heightened perception of external stimuli.
C) Sleep is a state with no response to stimuli.
D) Sleep is an altered state of consciousness with decreased responses to stimuli.

The suffix meaning drooping is -ptysis.

A chronic pulmonary disease in which the alveoli become distended and the alveolar walls become damaged is ________.

The foundation of the word is the:

A) combining form.
B) root.
C) suffix.
D) prefix.

The nurse is teaching the patient and family how to perform tracheal suctioning.What does proper technique include?

A) Teaching how to instill normal saline before suctioning
B) Suctioning the nasal and oral pharynx before the trachea
C) Encouraging daily brushing of the teeth and oral hygiene
D) Having the patient take two to three deep breaths after the procedure