Which of the following is an advantage that observational methods have over tightly controlled experimental procedures?

The pelvis is located in the renal cortex.

The volume of air that enters (or leaves) during a single respiratory cycle is the

You have received shift report and were told one of your patient’s has bilateral cochlear implants. You have a basic understanding of cochlear implants that includes:   “Select All that Apply.”    a. The patient may or may not have intelligible speech, depending upon the amount of speech therapy the patient is receiving.b. The internal processor converts the signals into electrical energy and stimulates the auditory nerve.c. The external processor captures sound and converts the sound to digital signals.d. Profoundly deaf patients with sensorineural hearing loss do not benefit from cochlear implants.e. Cochlear devices restore normal hearing.

You are reviewing your client’s understanding of the post-operative stapedectomy instructions that you gave several days ago. Which comment concerns you the most? a. “I’m going to take swimming lessons in a couple of months.”b. “I have to take a long overseas flight in a couple of weeks.”c. “I can’t wait to get back to my regular weightlifting class tomorrow.”d. “I have not been coughing a lot with my mouth open.”

___________are used topically to dilate the pupil for ophthalmic examinations. a. Antiglaucoma agents    b. Local anestheticsc. Mioticsd. Mydriatics

The client with full thickness burns told the nurse that he was thankful that the burns were not bad since they did not hurt much.  A proper response by the nurse would be: a. “Yes, you have much to be thankful for.”b. “I’m afraid you are mistaken.  These are very severe burns.”c. “Your burns are deep and have destroyed some of the pain receptors.”d. “I’m glad you have such a positive attitude, it’s going to be helpful during your hospitalization.” 

Astigmatism results from ____________________________. a. a shortening in the body of the eyeball.b. inversion of the sclera.c. an abnormal curvature in the shape of the eye surface.d. absence of the lens.

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has glaucoma. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? a. “Without treatment, glaucoma can cause blindness.”b. “Double vision is a common symptom of glaucoma.”c. “Glaucoma results from inadequate production of fluid within the eye.”d. “You will need to treat glaucoma by instilling eye drops once a week.”

The nurse has initiated measures to promote suppuration (formation of pus) of the carbuncle.  Which of the following would indicate that these measures have been successful? a. the area is red and scalyb. the area has begun to drain exudatec. the area is not erythematous or edematousd. the area has stopped draining exudate