The nurse is assessing a client's first heart sound. The nurse interprets this finding as indicating which heart action?
A) Isometric contraction
B) Closure of the semilunar valves
C) Beginning of diastole
D) Closure of the atrioventricular valves
D
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Which statement reveals the most dangerous result of using measured standards as part of the CQI process?
1. A nurse complains, "Collecting this data takes so much time." 2. A radiology technician says, "CQI is lots of work." 3. A nurse manager says, "I'm not going to change this process, because I'd have to change the CQI monitors." 4. The laboratory technician says, "Writing these CQI reports is boring."
A new parent reports to the nurse that the baby looks cross-eyed several times a day. The nurse teaches the parents that this finding should resolve in:
1. 2 months. 2. 2 weeks. 3. 1 year. 4. 4 months.
What is the most important thing that the nurse can do during labor and delivery to prevent maternal and fetal infection?
A) Clean the patient's perineum with a Betadine scrub B) Strictly follow universal precautions C) Remove soiled drapes and linen; place an absorbent pad under the buttocks and two sterile perineal pads against the perineum D) Thoroughly wash hands before and after patient contact
The nurse is reviewing the records of a child diagnosed with cryptorchidism. Which assessment finding should the nurse anticipate?
A. Herniated testicle. B. Absent testicle. C. Inflamed testicle. D. Small testicle.