When assessing a couple's risk factors, it is important for the nurse to determine:
A) number of sperm produced by the male. B) frequency of sexual relations. C) desire for a girl or a boy. D) exposure to chemicals that could be harmful to the fetus.
D
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A patient has been admitted after an accident at work. During the assessment, the patient is having trouble hearing and states, "I don't know what the matter is. All of a sudden, I can't hear you out of my left ear!" What should the nurse do next?
a. Make note of this finding for the report to the next shift. b. Prepare to remove cerumen from the patient's ear. c. Notify the patient's health care provider. d. Irrigate the ear with rubbing alcohol.
The pathophysiologic characteristic of a left-to-right shunt resulting from a congenital heart defect is
a. decreased pulmonary blood flow. b. mixed lesions with variable clinical symptoms. c. increased pulmonary blood flow. d. obstruction of blood flow to the ventricles.
There are procedural changes on the unit as a direct result of client satisfaction surveys. The person most strategically placed to handle how these changes are initiated is the:
1. Hospital administrator. 2. Nurse manager. 3. Client. 4. Chief executive officer.
A patient is scheduled for surgery to replace the mitral valve with a biologic heterograft valve. What should the nurse include when instructing the patient about this surgery?
Select all that apply. 1. There will be an audible click with this valve. 2. The valve will not need to be replaced. 3. Long-term anticoagulation therapy is not necessary. 4. The valve will likely need to be replaced in 15 years. 5. Long-term antibiotic therapy is needed after the surgery.