You will be administering packed red blood cells to your client. Which of the following principles should you apply to this blood administration?
- A. You must insure that the client has a patent intravenous catheter that is at least 20 gauge.
- B. You will need the help of another nurse prior to the administration of these packed red blood cells.
- C. The unit of packed red blood cells should start no more than 1 hour after it is picked up.
- D. You must remain with the client and monitor the client for at least 30 minutes after the transfusion begins.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Blood must be started within 1 hour (C) to prevent spoilage.
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Correct Answer: A
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- A. Sigmund Freud
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- C. Lev Vygotsky
- D. Erik Erikson
Correct Answer: C
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- A. Phallic stage
- B. Anal stage
- C. Oral stage
- D. Latency stage
Correct Answer: A
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- A. Social roles are not fixed but are fluid and pluralistic
- B. We create and negotiate our roles through interaction with others
- C. We internalize and take on social roles from a pre-existing frame work
- D. Roles have to be learned to suppress unconscious motivations
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Role theory posits internalization of predefined roles via socialization.
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- A. None
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- C. Negatively correlated
- D. Positively correlated
Correct Answer: C
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