A patient who is in labor is having anxiety and cries with each contraction. The nurse decides to use imagery to calm the patient by:

Examine the topographic map above. Which landscape feature listed below is incorrect?

Examine the coastal landform in the photograph above. They landform is composed of well sorted sand sized sediment. Which of the following statements is correct?

A nurse is using a commercial gel pack to apply moist heat therapy to treat a patient’s backache. Which step is essential in the application process for this type of equipment?

A natural supplement that can be used short term to enhance sleep for many people is:

A nurse is monitoring a client who has been receiving opioid analgesics for pain management. The nurse understands that over-dosing on opioids can lead to sedation, respiratory depression, and coma. Which of the following actions should the nurse take if the client’s respiratory rate is below 8 breaths per minute and shallow, or the client is difficult to arouse?

A nurse is performing an assessment after the application of dry heat therapy to the sacral area of the patient. What objective finding should the nurse document?

A Hispanic female patient visits the clinic with complaints of sleep loss and wants sleeping pills. In further talking with the patient, the nurse learns that the patient is also drinking valerian tea. The most appropriate nursing action is to:

Which of the following conditions would be most likely to result in high volumes of runoff into stream systems?

A nurse suspects that an older adult’s insomnia may be partially attributable to excessive daytime napping. The nurse has taught the client that the client may not need as much sleep as the client believes. The nurse should know that older adults typically require how much sleep in any given 24-hour period?