A Nurse Manager Must Consider a Number of External Variables

question 9

Multiple Choice

A nurse manager must consider a number of external variables when preparing the personnel budget and projecting the unit's staffing needs.An external variable to be considered is:

• A)Organizational staffing policies.
• B)Staffing models.
• C)Changes in services that will be offered.
• D)Department of Health licensing standards.

Understand the production and role of large protein anions within neurons.

Understand the functioning and importance of the sodium-potassium pump in neurons.

Grasp the concepts of action potentials, their components, and their propagation mechanisms.

Understand the roles of different ion channels in generating action potentials, resting potentials, and graded potentials.

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Definitions:

Alveoli

Little vesicles in the lungs responsible for the transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Cartilage

A firm, flexible connective tissue found in various forms in the human body such as joints, rib cage, and ear structure.

Distal End

Referring to the end of a limb or structure that is farthest from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body.

Trachea

The part of the respiratory tract between the larynx and the bronchial tree that is tubular and made of rings of cartilage and smooth muscle; also called the windpipe.