While setting up for a procedure,an operating room nurse notices that the client has become unresponsive and respirations have become shallow.What type of assessment would be necessary in this situation?

A) Initial assessment
B) Problem-focused assessment
C) Emergency assessment
D) Time-lapsed assessment

Which of the following patients is most at risk for liver damage after taking acetaminophen regularly for arthritis pain?

A) Patient with a history of alcohol abuse and hepatitis C
B) Patient with type 2 diabetes and end-stage renal disease
C) Patient with prostate enlargement and urinary frequency
D) Patient with COPD and a 20 pack-year history of smoking

A patient says,"You are the worst nurse I have ever had." Which response by the nurse is the most assertive?

A) "If I were you,I'd feel grateful for a nurse like me."
B) "I feel uncomfortable hearing that statement."
C) "How can you say that when I have been checking on you regularly?"
D) "You shouldn't say things like that,it is not right."