The highest-priority nursing diagnosis for a neonate experiencing RDS is:

1. Altered Nutrition: More Than Body Requirements
2. Alterations in Parenting
3. Acute Pain
4. Impaired Gas Exchange, related to inadequate lung surfactant


4. Impaired Gas Exchange, related to inadequate lung surfactant

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0.5 liter = ____ mL

a. 0.0005 b. 0.05 c. 50 d. 500

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To promote an organizational culture that embraces evidence-based practice, an organization must (select all that apply):

a. recognize and reward the work. b. adopt an evidence-based practice model. c. provide education about evidence-based practice. d. discourage nurses from questioning their practice. e. recruit nurses with interest in evi-dence-based practice.

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A patient has been taking chlorthalidone to treat hypertension. The patient's prescriber has just ordered the addition of spironolactone to the patient's drug regimen. Which statement by the pa-tient indicates a need for further teaching?

a. "I should continue following the DASH diet when adding this drug." b. "I should not take an ACE inhibitor when adding this drug." c. "I will need to take potassium supple-ments when adding this drug." d. "I will not experience a significant in-crease in diuresis when adding this drug."

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_______________ is the most common postpartum infection

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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