Anne asks how a chest x-ray would help the physician examine her heart. You respond by saying

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Anne asks how a chest x-ray would help the physician examine her heart. You respond by saying

A. A chest x-ray is used to rule out that a fractured rib caused your pain. B. The chest x-ray is an error. I will cancel the order. C. A chest x-ray is used to detect the size and position of the heart. D. All patients who are admitted must have a chest x-ray.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

Mary has been dieting and exercising daily. Her weight is well below the recommended minimum for her height. Assessment for Mary would include looking for

A. Ecchymosis and extraocular movements. B. Temporal wasting and irregular heart rhythm. C. Peripheral edema and rales. D. Periorbital edema and chorea.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

What cell ingests invading or foreign cells?

A. Macrophage. B. T cell. C. B cell. D. Erythrocyte.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Nursing diagnoses mostly differ from medical diagnoses, in that they are

A. dependent upon medical diagnoses for the direction of appropriate interventions. B. primarily concerned with caring, while medical diagnoses are primarily concerned with curing. C. primarily concerned with human response, while medical diagnoses are primarily concerned with pathology. D. primarily concerned with psychosocial parameters, while medical diagnoses are primarily concerned with physiologic parameters.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

For the evaluation feedback process to be effective, the medical-surgical nurse who is a manager

A. conducts weekly meetings with staff members. B. considers staff members' interests and abilities when delegating tasks. C. provides goals for staff members to meet. D. informs staff members regularly of how well they are performing their jobs.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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