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In this class, we’re going to ask a number of crucial questions: Why are we studying the humanities? How do we create “meaning”? What role do the humanities play in terms of helping us to understand social order, faith, and science? How are we to understand “progress,” and how do we reconcile it with art? What, ultimately, do the humanities do? Why? But I don’t want to take this class… Every year, students complain about the fact that they are being forced to take a course i...

What this Guide Contains This Guide contains guidelines on critical reading and specific questions that can be asked as you read Langdon Winner’s “Do Artifacts have Politics?” Some of you will already have cultivated critical reading skills, others will need to develop them as we go. Always, you will do some “customizing” to make the process work for you. We will use Langdon Winner’s article as the example, so even if you’re feeling confident about your critical reading...

Chapter 06: Stress and Stress Management Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. An adult patient who arrived at the triage desk in the emergency department (ED) with minor facial lacerations after a motor vehicle accident has a blood pressure (BP) of 182/94. Which action by the nurse is appropriate? a. Start an IV line to administer antihypertensive medications. b. Recheck the blood pressure after the patient has been assessed. c. Discuss the need for hospital a...

1. A client contracts hepatitis from contaminated food. During the acute (icteric) phase of the client’s illness, which of the following serological findings should the nurse expect? a. Antibody to hepatitis D virus (anti-HDV) b. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) c. Anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin G (anti-HAV IgG) d. Anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin M (anti-HAV IgM) ANS: D Hepatitis A is transmitted through the oral–fecal route, and antibody to HAV IgM appears during t...

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is caring for a client who has had an insertion of an arteriovenous graft (AVG) in the right forearm and has symptoms of pain and coldness of the right fingers. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Elevate the client’s arm above the level of the heart. b. Report the client’s symptoms to the health care provider. c. Remind the client about the need to take a daily low-dose Aspirin tablet. d. Educate the client about the normal vascular...

Chapter 03 1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure which contradicts the nurse’s personal beliefs. What is the nurse’s ethical obligation to these patients? A) The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service to these patients. B) The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a different nursing role. C) The nurse should decline to care for t...

1.How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? A. first by the conditions that they are used to treat, and then by their mechanisms of action B. first by their mechanisms of action, and then by their therapeutic effects C. first by their side effects, and then by therapeutic effects D. first by their toxically, and then by their effectiveness 2.Bone marrow transplants… A. … require that the patient first undergo chemotherapy or radiation to kill the diseased stem cel...

No Questions Quiz 1 Answers 1 Carl and the Passions changed band name to what Beach Boys 2 How many rings on the Olympic flag Five 3 What colour is vermilion a shade of Red 4 King Zog ruled which country Albania 5 What colour is Spock's blood Green 6 Where in your body is your patella Knee ( it's the kneecap ) 7 Where can you find London bridge today USA ( Arizona ) 8 What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule Vodka 9 Who was the first man in space Yuri Gagarin 10 What wo...

1. Scenario: Mr. Larsen’s general practioner advised him to take 2g of fish oil per day. The capsule Mr. Larsen purchased are 1,000mg. Question: How Many Fish Oil capsules should be take each day? Work: 1. Convert the doctor’s recommendation of 2g into milligrams. 2g x 1,000mg 1g =2,000mg 2. Determine how many fish pill capsules Mr. Larsen should take to ingest 2,000mg 1 capsule 1,000mg x2,000mg=2 capsules Answer: 2 capsules 2. Scenario: Before his surgery, Mr. Larsen was tak...

Chapter 1 1. The nurse is caring for four clients on a medical–surgical unit. Which client should the nurse see initially? 1. A client admitted with hepatitis A who has had severe diarrhea for the last 24 hours 2. A client admitted with pneumonia who is has small amounts of yellow productive sputum 3. A client admitted with fever of unknown origin (FUO) who has been without fever for the last 48 hours 4. A client admitted with a wound infection whose WBC is 8,500 mm3 Answer: 1 R...