The postpartum nurse is instructing a new mother that her infant will pass meconium for
A) 1 day
B) 2 days
C) 3 days
D) 4 days
Ans: C
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A nurse is explaining to a patient the common feature of leukemia, which is:
A) Unregulated proliferation of white blood cells B) Unregulated proliferation of red blood cell. C) Decrease in production of white blood cells D) Decrease in production of red blood cells
The school nurse is presenting sexual information to a group of school-age girls. What approach should the nurse take when presenting the information?
a. Put off answering questions. b. Give technical terms when giving the presentation. c. Treat sex as a normal part of growth and development. d. Plan to give the presentation with boys and girls together.
Admission vital signs for the mechanically ventilated patient in the neurosurgery intensive care unit are heart rate: 68 beats per minute, blood pressure: 110/82, and respiratory rate: 20 breaths per minute
Which of the following statements reflect an accurate understanding of the patient's current pain experience by the nurse? 1. The vital signs are normal; the patient is not experiencing pain. 2. The vital signs reflect a sympathetic nervous system response to pain. 3. Further assessment to determine the presence of pain is indicated. 4. Mechanically ventilated patients are not alert enough to experience pain.
The nurse recognizes the most likely cause of hypokalemia to be which of the following?
a. respiratory acidosis b. severe constipation c. prolonged vomiting d. long-term use of insulin