6. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Isotonic contractions cause the muscle to change its shape while the tension remains constant.
B. Isotonic contractions cause the tension to increase without a change in shape.
C. Isometric contractions cause the muscle to change its shape while the tension remains constant.
D. Isometric contractions increase the tension and change the shape of the muscle.

Mr rogers is 2 days postoperative of a thoracotomy of removal of a malignant mass in his left chest. his pain is being managed via epidural catheter with morphine. as the nurse assumes care of mr rogers, he is alert and fully oriented and states that his current pain is 2 on a 1 -to-10 scale. his vital signs are 37.8-92-12, 138/82. what are benefits of epidural versus systemic administration of opioids? the nurse monitors mr roger’s respiratory status and vital signs every 2 hours. what is the rationale for this frequent assessments? the nurse monitors mr rogers for what other complications of epidural anelgesis?

Anurse recently administered filgrastim intravenously to a client who has cancer and is receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. for which of the following data, discovered after the medication was administered, should the nurse consider filling an incident report? a. the client had chemotherapy 12 hr before the medication was administered. b. the nurse flushed the client’s iv line with d5w before and after the medication was administered. c. the client’s absolute neutrophil count was 2,500/mm^3 before the medication was administered. d. the medication vial sat at the room temperature for 2 hr before it was administered.

What do you think about that for many of the sexual dysfunctions, the clinician gets to decide if there is a deficiency in functioning by using only their own clinical judgment that is not based on research or particular quantitative data?