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Q.43 The nurse is caring for a patient who has been prescribed a new medication for anxiety. The patient is anxious about taking the medication and refuses the first dose, stating, “I’ll try anything else, but I’m not taking that pill.” What is the most appropriate initial nursing action?  

Dr. James argues that just as we should know who our elected officials are (e.g., our senators and representatives to Congress), we should also know who are the billionaires inserting large sums of money into our political process and the organizations they have helped create and run to influence our government. _________ is one such organization with which our Vice President JD Vance, Peter Thiel and others are purported to be affiliated.

Q.11 Which finding would alert the nurse to a possible CAUTI?

_______ is a term used to describe recent, conservative attempts to manage or erase histories, literatures, and experiences of people of color from K-20 school curricula and libraries.  This same term has been used recently to criticize U.S. film industry practice of casting White male and female in the roles of Asian and Latino/a characters.

In the best seller, Nickel and Dimed, the indignities Ehrenreich faced as a worker at ______ in Minnesota  included personality and urine tests; co-workers talking to each other being accused of time-theft; and close supervision by management.

In pediatric patients, the normal range for the pulse rate increases as age decreases.

Q.45 A patient with a terminal illness tearfully tells the nurse, “I am so afraid to die. I still have so many things I wanted to do.” Her spouse, sitting nearby, says loudly, “Stop talking like that! You have to be positive and fight this! You are not giving up!” Which is the most therapeutic nursing response?

Q.19 The nurse is conducting a research study to understand how newly graduated nurses cope with workplace stress during their first year of practice. The goal is to develop a rich, detailed description of their experiences to inform a new mentorship program. The nurse decides to use a qualitative research approach. Which characteristic best describes the data collection method the nurse would likely use? 

Skeletal growth in girls is completed between 15 and 16 years of age and in boys between ages 17 and 18.

Q.40 The nurse is assessing a patient in a long-term care facility who is in the final stages of a terminal illness. Which physical sign best indicates that the patient is actively in the process of dying and requires immediate focus on comfort care?