The Nurse Is Conducting a Class on Priority Setting for a Group

question 34

Multiple Choice

The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new graduate nurses.Which is an example of a first-level priority problem?

• A) A patient with postoperative pain
• B) A newly diagnosed diabetic who needs diabetic teaching
• C) An individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot
• D) An individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress

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Definitions:

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a new organism is produced by sexual reproduction, resulting from the fusion of two gametes.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, essential for sexual reproduction.

Neurogenesis

The process of generating new neurons, which occurs in certain regions of the brain throughout life.

Gametes

Reproductive cells (such as sperm and egg) with half the usual number of chromosomes, capable of fusing with another to form a new organism.