The patient is scheduled to begin treatment with a tocolytic medication. She asks the health care provider to explain the benefit of taking the medication. The health care provider should respond that the medication is designed to:
a. Hasten immediate delivery of the fetus.
b. Delay onset of labor until 40 weeks' gestation.
c. Delay premature fetal delivery until corticosteroids are given to the mother.
d. Enable delivery of the fetus after fetal demise.
ANS: C
Tocolytics are given between 24 and 32 weeks' gestation to stop uterine contractions for 24 to 48 hours. This allows enough time to give corticosteroids to the mother, which hasten fetal lung maturation and reduce the incidence of respiratory distress in the newborn.
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A) "Chronic conditions are defined as health problems that require management of 3 months or longer." B) "Chronic conditions are diseases that come and go." C) "Chronic conditions are medical conditions that have disabilities that require hospitalization." D) "Chronic conditions require short-term management in extended-care facilities."
The nurse manager frequently interacts with staff and other hospice facility employees
Communication is purposeful because the manager assesses current issues, such as specific satisfactions and dissatisfactions with the newly implemented computerized documentation system. Informally, the manager gathers available staff members to address similar learning needs. Many times, staff members are found coaching other staff about improving use of the new system. According to Senge (1990), the activities demonstrated in this example are: a. Dialogue, team learning. b. Resilience, personal mastery. c. Shared vision, systems thinking. d. Mental models, teachable moments.
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A) First 24 hours B) First 12 hours C) First four hours D) First two hours
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a. 5 L b. 10 L c. 28 L d. 42 L