Which of these actions is essential when a nurse is caring for a postpartum client who is getting out of bed for the first time?
a. Stay with the client during ambulation.
b. Ask a family member to walk with the client.
c. Administer pain medication before getting the client up.
d. Have a walker or cane readily available.
A
The first time a mother gets out of bed, the nurse should be at her side and be ready to assist in case the mother becomes light-headed, weak, or dizzy.
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1. stop the feeding. 2. notify the charge nurse. 3. lower the head of the bed. 4. perform an Accucheck to determine the blood sugar.
When a mosquito or a fly carries an organism that infects another living organism, this mode of transmission is infection via:
1. a common vehicle. 2. direct excretion. 3. ingestion. 4. a vector.
The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with influenza measures to provide symptom relief for their child. Which of the following is a recommended treatment?
A) Raise the head of the bed. B) Offer large amounts of fluids every 4 hours. C) Place a cold pack over an earache. D) Discontinue antibiotics with relief of symptoms.
A nurse was employed by the Frontier Nursing Service in the 1940s. What is significant about this agency? (Select all that apply.)
a. It paid nurses considerably more than persons in urban staff positions. b. It had the first nurse–midwives and taught midwifery to others. c. Its nurses improved sanitation efforts in rural communities. d. Its nurses collected data to demonstrate nursing effectiveness. e. It employed nurses who traveled by horseback through the mountains. f. Its nurses continue to provide care even today.