The nurse is speaking to students about changes in maternal-newborn care. One change is that self-care has gained wide acceptance with clients and the healthcare community due to research findings that suggest that it has which effect?
1. Shortens newborn length of stay
2. Decreases use of home health agencies
3. Decreases healthcare costs
4. Decreases the number of emergency department visits
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Explanation: 3. Research indicates that self-care significantly decreases healthcare costs.
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a. Should be performed with this visit. b. Should be performed at age 45 years. c. Should be performed at age 50 years. d. Is only necessary if a family history of prostate cancer exists.
After reviewing the lab results for the clients to which the nurse is assigned, select the client the nurse should assess first
a. 53-year-old man with a CPKMB of 3% b. 33-year-old man with a cTnT2 of 0.8 ng/mL c. 48-year-old woman with a LDH1 of 25% d. 64-year-old woman with a triglyceride level of 175 mg/dL
Ordered: Klonopin® 1.25 mg po tid. On hand: Klonopin® 0.5 mg scored tablets.The amount to administer is ________.If the answer results in a mixed number be sure to include a space between the whole number and the fraction. Example: 1 1/4 (read as one and one-fourth).
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
While the nurse is changing the ties on a tracheostomy collar, the patient coughs, dislodging the tracheostomy tube. What is the nurse's first nursing action?
a. Press the emergency response button. b. Place the patient on a face mask delivering 100% oxygen. c. Insert a spare tracheostomy without the obturator. d. Manually occlude the tracheostomy with sterile gauze.