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Question 1 of 5

A person is likely to have stools that are hard and difficult to pass when:

A. They eat natural foods that have not been processed
B. They drink fluids that are heavy in consistency
C. They eat a lot of carbohydrates
D. When they do not answer the call of nature in time

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: When they do not answer the call of nature in time

Question 2 of 5

A disorder that is related to the absorption of vitamin B12 is ___________.

A. Pulmonary edema
B. Congestive heart failure
C. Pernicious anemia
D. Phlebitis

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Pernicious anemia

Question 3 of 5

The nurse is caring for a surgical patient, when the family member asks what perioperative nursing means. How should the nurse respond?

A. Perioperative nursing occurs in preadmission testing.
B. Perioperative nursing occurs primarily in the postanesthesia care unit.
C. Perioperative nursing includes activities before, during, and after surgery.
D. Perioperative nursing includes activities only during the surgical procedure.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Perioperative nursing includes activities before, during, and after surgery.

Question 4 of 5

The stage of dying in which a person believes “yes me

A. but…..” is called
B. Depression
C. Denial
D. Acceptance

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Acceptance

Question 5 of 5

Which of the following medication types are used to decrease the workload of the heart by blocking sympathetic stimulation of receptors that work on the SA node and myocardial cells, thus decreasing the force of myocardial contraction and directly reducing a patient's heart rate?

A. Alpha-adrenergic agents
B. Beta-blockers
C. Calcium-channel blockers
D. Sodium-channel blockers

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Beta-blockers

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