The student nurse documenting encopresis in a patient learns that DSM-IV-TR describes encopresis as the "repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places."
A) True
B) False
A
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1. slow uterine contractions. 2. raise the level of luteinizing hormones. 3. increase ovarian secretion. 4. stimulate uterine contractions.
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a. Perform pregnancy test. b. Assess sputum cultures. c. Make sure IV is patent. d. Force fluids.