[单项选择]Which of the following laboratory tests should be monitored closely by the nurse while the client is receiving heparin therapy（　）
A. International normalized ratio (INR).
B. Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT).
C. Prothrombin time (PT).
D. Thrombin time.

[单项选择]Which of the following laboratory tests is considered the most reliable indicator of renal function（）
A. BUN.
B. Urinalysis.
C. Serum potassium.
D. Serum creatinine.

[单项选择]Which of the following should the nurse include in a postoperative teaching plan for a client with a laryngectomy
A. Telling the client to speak by covering the stoma with a sterile gauze pad.
B. Reassuring the client that normal eating will be possible after healing has occurred.
C. Instructing the client to avoid coughing until the sutures are removed.
D. Instructing the client to control oral secretions by swabbing them with tissues or by expectorating into an emesis basin.

[单项选择]Which of the following should be classified as cash flows from investing (CFI) by Elegant, Inc., which reports under U.S. CAAP（）
A. Elegant’s payment to purchase equipment to be used in its business. 
B. Interest received by Elegant, Inc. on a bond Elegant, Inc. purchased from an outside investor. 
C. Dividends received by Elegant, Inc. from an investment in another firm.

[单项选择]Which of the following should NOT be included as a constraint in an investment policy statement (IPS)（）
A. How funds are spent after being withdrawn from the portfolio.
B. Tax implications on the returns generated by the portfolio.
C. Constraints put on investment activities by regulatory agencies.

[单项选择]Which of the following should be the nurse’s initial action immediately following the birth of the neonate（）
A. Aspirating mucus from the neonate’s nose and mouth.
B. Drying the infant to stabilize the neonate’s temperature.
C. Promoting parental bonding.
D. Identifying the neonate.

[单项选择]Which of the following tests are NOT used to examine the weak form of the efficient market hypothesis Those that examine:（）
A. whether security returns are independent over time.
B. a security’s return relative to the market return.
C. whether excess returns can be obtained from using mechanical trading rules.

[单项选择]Which of the following statements should be included when teaching clients about monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor antidepressants
A. Don’t take prescribed or over-the-counter medications without consulting the physician.
B. Avoid strenuous activity because of the cardiac effects of the drug.
C. Have blood levels screened weekly for leukopenia.
D. Don’t take with aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

[单项选择]Which of the following activities should the nurse discourage the client with a peptic ulcer（）
A. Chewing gum.
B. Smoking cigarettes.
C. Eating chocolate.
D. Taking acetaminophen (Tylenol).

[单项选择]Which of the following techniques should the nurse use in working with individual depressed patients She should（　）
A. Be aggressively cheerful
B. Indicate the patient’s good prognosis
C. Push the patient toward making decisions
D. Always give elaborate encouragement

[单项选择]Which of the following laboratory results, if found, would be LEAST consistent with the author’s explanation of the neurophysiology of taste
A. A group of taste neurons is found which only responds to sweet taste when stimulated by sweet foods.
B. A brain-wave analysis of a rat genetically engineered to lack a sense of sweet tastes is nevertheless found to have a sense of sour tastes.
C. Most tastes are found to have strikingly different neurological effects on humans they do upon animals.
D. A brain-wave analysis of a hamster demonstrates a similar pattern of activity in a given neurological area for both sour and sweet stimuli.
E. A group of taste neurons is found which provides insufficient information for taste discrimination.

[单项选择]Which of the following activities should a 2-year-old child to be able to do（）
A. Build a tower of eight cubes.
B. Point out a picture.
C. Wash and dry his hands.
D. Remove a garment.

[单项选择]Which of the following home regimens should the nurse suggest to relieve itching in children with chicken pox（）
A. Generous amounts of fine baby powder.
B. Oatmeal preparation baths.
C. Terrycloth towels moistened with hydrogen peroxide.
D. Cool compresses moistened with a weak salt solution.

[单项选择]
· Read the following passage which advises candidates how to answer difficult interview questions.
· Are the sentences 16-22 "Right" or "Wrong" If there isn’t enough information to answer "Right" or "Wrong", choose "Doesn’t say".
· For each sentence, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.