Alice, a recent IT graduate, working as a database designer…
Alice, a recent IT graduate, working as a database designer (i.e., administrator) is tasked with the implementation of a newly designed database. Specifically, Alice needs to add field types, sizes, and implement the referential integrity and cardinality constraints to the tables. Which type of Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) is Alice performing as she completes her tasks and actually implements the database?
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A charge nurse is planning a room assignment for a client who has a productive cough, a questionable chest x-ray, and a positive Mantoux test. Room 208 is a private, negative-pressure airflow room; room 212 is a semi-private, positive-pressure airflow room; 214 is a negative-pressure, semi-private room; and room 216 is a private, positive-pressure airflow room. To which of the following rooms should the nurse assign the client?
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In order to prevent the possibility of venous stasis, a nurse is teaching a client who had abdominal surgery how to perform leg exercises. Which of the client’s following statements indicates a sound understanding of leg exercises?
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The nurse is caring for a patient with uncontrolled hypertension. His blood pressure has remained controlled for the nurse’s shift. At two-hour intervals the blood pressure was checked by the nurse and found to be essentially the same. The nurse, although taking the blood pressure as directed, forgets to write down the number. During the next shift, the patient has a stroke. Years later, the patient files a lawsuit blaming the hospital for his stroke. The nurse who was caring for the patient when his blood pressure was stable cannot recall the exact blood pressure she obtained, but remembers it was normal. Will this recollection suffice in court and why?
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A client has an order for a narcotic analgesic every three to four hours and he received his last dose three hours earlier. Which of the following actions is most appropriate for the nurse to take in response to the client’s request for pain medication on his first postoperative day?
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