The primary source of heat production in the newborn is:
A) shivering.
B) hyperventilation.
C) peripheral vasoconstriction.
D) nonshivering thermogenesis.
Answer: D) nonshivering thermogenesis.
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The nurse clarifies to the parents of a child with spina bifida that their child has a portion of the spinal cord in the sac in addition to the meninges. This type of spina bifida is known as a(n) ____________________
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The nurse is evaluating the patient's laboratory values and notes an IgG level of 240 mg/dL. The nurse realizes that this patient is a candidate for:
a. no change in therapy because the level is normal. b. an immunoglobulin infusion. c. gene replacement therapy. d. increased doses of immunosuppressive medications.
The nurse working in an obstetric clinic receives a phone call from a pregnant woman who says, "Maybe I'm just being overly protective, but I feel like there is something wrong with the baby, but I don't know what it is
" The nurse's priority action would be to: A) reassure the woman, and tell her that her pregnancy is progressing normally. B) schedule an appointment for the woman to be seen today. C) instruct the woman to keep her normal appointment in two weeks so she can be reassured by listening to fetal heart tones. D) tell the woman to call 911.
Describe nursing assistant actions that you will perform during the implementation component of the nursing process.
What will be an ideal response?