A nurse is teaching a postpartum mother how to breastfeed her infant. The nurse notes that the mother is alert and agrees that breastfeeding is important to her and beneficial to her baby
The nurse outlines the expectations of breastfeeding for the mother and the baby. Consider-ing the events of instruction, what should the nurse do next? 1. Ask the mother about her previous experience with breastfeeding
2. Demonstrate how to position the baby for breastfeeding
3. Show the mother a video about breast-feeding
4. Have the mother demonstrate breast-feeding
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Asking the mother about her previous experience with breastfeeding identifies her educational needs.
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A) "You won't hear a sound if you wear your headphones." B) "The machine makes a very loud rattle; however, headphones will help." C) "There are a variety of loud sounds you will hear." D) "The MRI scanner sounds like a machine gun."
Upon entering a patient's room, a nurse decides to check the patient's vital signs rather than delegate the task. Which of the following reasons would best justify the nurse's decision not to delegate the task?
1. The patient has just ambulated to the bathroom. 2. The nurse has a nagging concern that something is not right. 3. The patient is being discharged from the hospital. 4. The patient has a long history of hypertension.
A patient with a seizure disorder is exposed to a person with tuberculosis. The patient is taking phenytoin (Dilantin) and prophylactic isoniazid (INH)
Based on the interaction of the medications, the nurse anticipates that the effect of phenytoin will be: a. significantly increased. b. significantly decreased. c. slightly increased. d. negated completely.
Confusion, disorientation, or aggression may be caused by a full bladder.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)