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Question 1 of 5

When it comes to a drug's 'safety ratio' the bigger the ratio the, ________ drug.

A. more dangerous

B. less dangerous

C. more expensive

D. less expensive

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: less dangerous

Question 2 of 5

The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:

A. Intervertebral foramen.

B. Condyle of the mandible.

C. Temporomandibular joint.

D. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Temporomandibular joint.

Question 3 of 5

The nurse has completed the musculoskeletal examination of a patient's knee and has found a positive bulge sign. The nurse interprets this finding to indicate:

A. Irregular bony margins.

B. Soft-tissue swelling in the joint.

C. Swelling from fluid in the epicondyle.

D. Swelling from fluid in the suprapatellar pouch.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Swelling from fluid in the suprapatellar pouch.

Question 4 of 5

The nurse should use which test to check for large amounts of fluid around the patella?

A. Ballottement

B. Tinel sign

C. Phalen test

D. McMurray test

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Ballottement

Question 5 of 5

A mother of a 1-month-old infant asks the nurse why it takes so long for infants to learn to roll over. The nurse knows that the reason for this is:

A. A demyelinating process must be occurring with her infant.

B. Myelin is needed to conduct the impulses, and the neurons of a newborn are not yet myelinated.

C. The cerebral cortex is not fully developed; therefore, control over motor function gradually occurs.

D. The spinal cord is controlling the movement because the cerebellum is not yet fully developed.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Myelin is needed to conduct the impulses, and the neurons of a newborn are not yet myelinated.

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