The Patient Has an Order to Be Off the Floor

question 34

Multiple Choice

The patient has an order to be off the floor for 15 minutes every 2 hours to smoke a cigarette.The patient has just returned from his "cigarette break." The nurse is about to take the patient's temperature orally and should:

• A) Wait about 15 minutes before taking his temperature
• B) Give him oral fluids to rinse the nicotine away before taking his temperature
• C) Give him a stick of chewing gum to chew, then take his temperature
• D) Take his oral temperature and record the findings

Understand the political factions and parties of the Gilded Age, their policies, and their impacts on society.

Describe the economic consequences of policies such as the discovery of silver mines, tariff and tax systems, and legislation like the Bland-Allison Act and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act.

Analyze the motivations behind and the effects of the coinage of silver.

Recognize important legislation of the period, such as the Pendleton Civil Service Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, and civil rights legislation, and understand their objectives and impacts.

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