In Order to Identify Whether or Not a Patient Is

question 20

Multiple Choice

In order to identify whether or not a patient is experiencing circulatory collapse, vital signs should be monitored __________.

• A) only during the initial physical exam
• B) prior to and after completion of transport to the hospital
• C) at set intervals, over a set period of time
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Ethnic Diversity

The presence of multiple ethnic groups within a given society, often contributing to a rich cultural mosaic but sometimes leading to social tension and conflict.

Harlem Renaissance

African-American literary and artistic movement of the 1920s centered in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood; writers Langston Hughes, Jean Toomer, Zora Neale Hurston, and Countee Cullen were among those active in the movement.

Claude McKay

A Jamaican writer and poet who was a seminal figure in the Harlem Renaissance, a significant literary movement in the 1920s among African Americans.

Slumming

The practice of visiting poorer urban areas for the purpose of entertainment or voyeurism by those from higher socioeconomic classes.