The combining form in tracheotomy means:

A) windpipe.
B) voice box.
C) throat.
D) nose.

The spelling of which of these medical words follows the guideline for adding a suffix that begins with a consonant to a combining form?

A) Cardiac
B) Oncology
C) Prognosis
D) Prophylactic

A patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that one of his moles has started to burn and bleed. When assessing his skin, the nurse pays special attention to the danger signs for pigmented lesions and is concerned with which additional finding?

A) Color variation
B) Border regularity
C) Symmetry of lesions
D) Diameter of less than 6 mm

Which is the best strategy the nurse manager should include when working to reduce health care disparities on a medical-surgical unit?

A) Less diverse workforce
B) Increase interpreter availability
C) Authoritarian leadership
D) Annual staff training

The patient presents to the clinic with reports of irritability, being sleepy during the day, chronically not being able to fall asleep, and being tired. Which nursing diagnosis will the nurse document in the plan of care?

A) Anxiety
B) Fatigue
C) Insomnia
D) Sleep deprivation

Ordered: levothyroxine tablets 250 mcg po daily in AM 30 minutes
A)Estimate:
A)c.on empty stomach, for a patient with hypothyroidism.Available:
B)DA verification:
C)Evaluation:

The patient has just started on enteral feedings, and the patient is reporting abdominal cramping. Which action will the nurse take $\mathbf{next}$ ?

A) Slow the rate of tube feeding.
B) Instill cold formula to "numb" the stomach.
C) Change the tube feeding to a high-fat formula.
D) Consult with the health care provider about prokinetic medication.

The nurse finds it difficult to care for a patient whose advance directive states that no extraordinary resuscitation measures should be taken.Which step may help the nurse to find resolution in this assignment?

A) Calling for an ethical committee consult.
B) Declining the assignment on religious grounds.
C) Clarifying the nurse's own personal values.
D) Persuading the family to challenge the directive.