A group of novice nursing students are learning how to manually measure a client’s blood pressure using a stethoscope and sphygmomanometer. Which of the following statements by students would the instructor most likely need to correct? Answers: A. “If my client’s arm is too big for the cuff, I’m going to get a BP reading […]
A physician is explaining to a 40-year-old male patient the importance of completing his course of antibiotics for the treatment of tuberculosis. The physician explains the damage that could occur to lung tissue by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Which of the following phenomena would underlie the physician’s explanation? Answers: A. Tissue destruction results from neutrophil deactivation. B. […]
A student makes the statement to a colleague, “Blood plasma is essentially just a carrier for the formed elements like red blood cells and white blood cells.”What would be the most accurate response to this statement? Answers: A. “Not really. Plasma also contributes to the processes of protein synthesis and hematopoiesis.” B. “Actually, plasma is […]
A number of clients have presented to the emergency department in the last 32 hours with complaints that are preliminarily indicative of myocardial infarction. Which of the following clients is least likely to have an ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI)? Answers: A. A 70-year-old woman who is complaining of shortness of breath and vague chest discomfort […]