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When is it acceptable for an adult patient to withhold potentially life-threatening diagnosis from his/her family?
- A. By law, the patient may make personal health decisions without telling others
- B. It is never acceptable to withhold personal health information from family
- C. Only if the patient is free of psychological disorders
- D. Only if the patient's health insurance is not being paid for by his/her family
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Patient autonomy under HIPAA allows withholding information legally.
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How many mL of a liquid medication would you administer intramuscularly using the below information? Doctor's order: 10 mg of medication BID Medication label: 1 mL = 12 mg
- A. 0.8 mL
- B. 0.9 mL
- C. 0.75 mL
- D. 0.125 mL
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: 10 mg / 12 mg/mL = 0.833 mL, rounded to 0.9 mL (B) per dose.
Down syndrome is a behavior.
- A. congenital
- B. Brain damage
- C. chromosomal
- D. genetic
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.
You are caring for a client whose pressure ulcer is yellow. Which treatment will you most likely employ for this wound?
- A. A barrier film
- B. An alginate dressing
- C. Surgical laser debridement
- D. Autolytic debridement
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Yellow slough requires an alginate dressing (B) for debridement.
Key assumptions of family systems therapy are wholeness, feedback, equifinality, and circular causality.
- A. TRUE
- B. FALSE
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: These are foundational principles of systems therapy, per the text.
The organized set of information that the individual carries in his/her head about what the general expectation and attitudes of the social group are, is called
- A. Generalized others
- B. Exaggerating
- C. Looking glass self
- D. Minding
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The generalized other (Mead) is internalized societal expectations.