The most common systemic complication to local anesthetic injections is:

Profound anesthesia of which nerve is achieved through the mental nerve block, followed by applying pressure via massage on the side of the mandible?

Which of the following actions taken after syringe assembly and prior to injection is most important to ensure safety during the injection?

An experienced traveling nurse has been assigned to work in the Emergency department (ED); however this is the nurse’s first week on the job. Which area of the ED would be the best assignment for this nurse?

Which of the following describes the penetration site of dental local anesthetic injections?

The nurse is working in the triage area of an emergency department, and the following four patients approach the triage desk at the same time. List the order in which the nurse will assess these patients. 

In the work setting, what is the nurse’s primary responsibility in preparing for the management of disasters, including natural disasters and bio-terrorism incidents?

A state university wants to increase its retention rate of 4% for graduating students from the previous year.  After implementing several new programs during the last two years, the university reevaluates its retention rate. Describe the consequence of a Type II error in context.

 In 2004, two groups of college age students were asked how many drinks they had on a day in which they were drinking. Group A was above the legal drinking age and Group B was below the legal drinking age. The below drinking age group had a sample mean of 1.2 drinks and the above drinking age group had a sample mean of 2.17 drinks. What is the point estimate of µb  – μa ?  

According to a recent Gallup-Purdue Index study, 719 out of 1564 SEC Conference graduates are deeply interested in the work that they are doing in their jobs.  Calculate a 95% confidence interval for the proportion of all SEC Conference graduates that are deeply interest in the work that they are doing in their jobs. Write out in words what the confidence interval means.