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The nurse is teaching a client about smoking cessation, but the client is reluctant to stop smoking. What Motivational Interviewing principle should guide the nurse’s next steps to help the client stop smoking?

Which client would be most at risk for complications associated with the use of oral contraceptives?  

A nurse assesses a client admitted to the cardiac unit. Which assessment finding alerts the nurse to the possibility of right-sided heart failure?

The following is a probability distribution table. X P(X = x) 8 0.23 10 0.17 12 0.54 14 [a] 16 0.04 a. Fill in the missing probability in the table, P(X = 14) b. Find the probability that X is less than 14. [b] c. Find the mean value of X. [c]

According to the technique recommended in class, when bending round wire for orthodontic appliances:

A client in the emergency department with sudden-onset right-sided weakness is diagnosed with an intracerebral hemorrhage.  Which information about the client is most important to communicate to the health care provider?

Regardless of people from different part of the world, as a leader, it is essential to understand the __________ that others will have for you.

A male client has been prescribed sildenafil 2 weeks previously for erectile dysfunction.  He reports that he takes his medication orally and waits for his erection to develop but nothing happens.  Which is the nurse’s best response?

What would be the most likely result of overheating the ortho wire during soldering?

What would be the most likely result of overheating the orthowire during soldering?