A nurse places some x-ray contrast the toddler is to drink in a small cup instead of a large cup. Which concept of a toddler's preoperational thinking is the nurse using?

A) Inability to conserve
B) Magical thinking
C) Centration
D) Irreversibility

An older adult patient in a nursing home has been receiving tube feedings for several months. During an oral examination, the nurse notes that patient's gums are swollen, ulcerated, and bleeding in some areas. The nurse suspects that the patient has what condition?

A) Rickets
B) Vitamin A deficiency
C) Linoleic-acid deficiency
D) Vitamin C deficiency

A patient can dictate his or her end of life decisions in:

A) An advanced directive
B) An euthanasia directive
C) A durable power of attorney
D) All of the above

Which of the following is a quality model?

A) Juran trilogy
B) Deming's principles for transformation
C) The Joint Commission's requirements for accreditation
D) All of the above

A medicated IV of 100 mL is ordered to infuse in 2 hours.What is the flow rate in mL per hr?

A client who routinely takes steroid medications to control lung disease is being discharged home.Why would the discharge teaching plan emphasize information on practicing good infection control?

A) Use of steroids decreases oxygen supply to tissues.
B) Steroids suppress the inflammatory process.
C) Steroids decrease glucose in the blood.
D) Steroids cause blood vessel constriction.