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Which electrolyte is essential for enzyme and neurochemical activities?

  1. Chloride
  2. Magnesium
  3. Potassium
  4. Phosphate

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

Magnesium is essential for enzyme and neurochemical activities and it is also needed for cardiac and skeletal muscle excitability.
Chloride is the most abundant negatively charged ion in extracellular fluid with potassium being the most abundant positively charge ion.
Phosphate assists in acid-base regulation.



Which of the following is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition of health?

  1. The absence of all illness and disease
  2. The absence of any comorbidities
  3. A holistic state of wellbeing
  4. A use of health promotion activities

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a holistic (wholistic) state of wellbeing. This state of wellbeing is far more than the absence of illness, diseases and comorbidities.
Lastly, the use of health promotion activities does promote health but these activities do not define health according to the World Health Organization.



Which nursing theorist believes that most patients are capable of performing self-care?

  1. Dorothea Orem
  2. Madeleine Leininger
  3. Martha Rogers
  4. Sister Callista Roy

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

Dorothea Orem developed the Self Care theory or model. This theory maintains that some patients are completely compensatory and totally dependent on the nurse for care, other patients are partially compensatory and need only assistance by the nurse and others are totally independent in terms of their self-care needs.
Madeleine Leininger developed the Transcultural Nursing theory; Martha Rogers developed the Science of Unitary Human Beings theory and Sister Callista Roy developed the Adaptation theory of nursing practice.



What element is minimally assessed during a basic prenatal physical examination?

  1. Palpation and auscultation of the abdomen.
  2. Examination of the anus and rectum.
  3. Urinalysis for glucose, protein and ketones.
  4. Visual assessment of cervix and vagina.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

A urinalysis is considered routine during the prenatal examination.
Assessment of the cervix, vagina, anus, rectum, and palpation and auscultation of the abdomen may not be checked until a complete gynecologic examination is done by the doctor.



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