Early Adopters

A) Individuals that seek out the latest technology, product or activity.
B) Individuals that like innovation, but are not the first in line at the store.
C) Individuals that wait until they receive some external motivation before getting involved in the change.
D) Individuals that are not willing to make any change until most people have made the change; they have a 'wait and see' attitude towards change.
E) Individuals that are last to buy into the change in spite of constant exposure or that have limited access to the typical communication networks.

The patient is being transferred from the intensive care unit to the acute care unit.The nurse must ensure that the following activities are completed: (Select all that apply. )

A) providing the receiving nurse with a report before the transfer.
B) determining any equipment needs for the patient during the transfer.
C) providing an updated report after transferring the patient to the receiving unit.
D) making sure a registered nurse accompanies the patient.

A genetic disease characterized by a progressive muscular weakness is:

A) muscular dystrophy.
B) atrophy.
C) myasthenia gravis.
D) paralysis.

Cineradiography is what kind of procedure?

A) a series of cross-section x-rays
B) images made with nuclear material
C) a motion picture record of successive x-rays
D) a single detailed x-ray recording

During an assessment, the nurse elevated a patient's legs 12 inches off the table and had him wag his feet to drain off venous blood. After helping him sit up and dangle his legs over the side of the table, what should the nurse expect for a normal finding?

A) Significant elevational pallor
B) Venous filling within 15 seconds
C) No change in the coloration of the skin
D) Color returning to the feet within 20 seconds of assuming a sitting position

Which cranial nerve is being tested when the nurse asks the client to clench his teeth?

A) Facial
B) Hypoglossal
C) Trigeminal
D) Trochlear

The chief nitrogenous constituent of urine is:

A) bilirubin.
B) albumin.
C) urea.
D) glycosuria.

Objective physical data describe air moving through small airways,auscultated over the lung's periphery.The expected inspiratory-to-expiratory phase of this normal vesicular breath sound is which of the following?

A) The inspiratory phase lasts exactly as long as the expiratory phase.
B) The expiration phase is longer than the inspiration phase.
C) The expiration phase is two times longer than the inspiration phase.
D) The inspiratory phase is three times longer than the expiratory phase.