Exam 2: Tabers

A 65 year old foreign-born Registered Nurse, who is a strong team player and whose work is exemplary, has a chance meeting with her supervisor at a Continuing Education conference. Her supervisor expresses surprise that "she is still able to keep up" with her peers, and "still interested in nursing," because most older nurses "are put out to pasture" at her age. The supervisors comments suggest:

Which of the following two terms indicates, in order: bleeding from the nose; then, bleeding from the lower intestine?

Which of the following terms means "sudden loss of consciousness?"

Another term for a conversion disorder is:

Which of the following is NOT an example of an autoimmune disease?

Advantages of team-based care include:

Sickle cell anemia is a genetically inherited disorder of red blood cells. It results from a mutation in which of the following proteins?

Which of the following distinguishes neuropathic pain in the legs from intermittent claudication?

Another term for the ability to make self-directed choice is:

Which of the following is NOT a common VIRAL infection:

The protection of electronic devices from disruption, intrusion, loss or data, or re-programming is known as:

Mr. Anderson checks his mobile phone every few minutes to see how the stock market is doing. He also looks every few minutes for new text messages and e mails, then checks market prices again. His behavior suggests:

A person with cirrhosis of the liver says he thinks his life-long struggle with alcohol contributed to his liver failure. You would best demonstrate the concept of "acknowledgment" for this individual by:

Gowns should be discarded:

Which of the following are consistent with a tonic/clonic seizure?

Which of the following is an eating disorder characterized by obsessive concerns about body weight, and alternating bouts of bingeing on foods and then purging them?

When it is time to make decisions, Adele says she struggles. She can envision outcomes from her decisions that may be positive, and many that are negative, and she typically struggles to make up her mind. Adele's difficulties, which keep her repeatedly from making both simple and hard choices are typical of:

A patient calls in from home to let you know she is having chest pain. It started about an hour ago and feels like a heavy weight on her chest. She is also feeling short of breath. You should:

Heart pain can sometimes be felt as if the pain were coming from the shoulders, neck, jaw or upper back instead of the chest. This kind of pain is known as:

The movement of a body part from side to side (that is, laterally, or away from a central axis) without bending or straightening it is known as: