Explain why identical twins are always of the same sex
What will be an ideal response?
The twinning is a result of the splitting of a single fertilized ovum.
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One hour after the transplant recipient was admitted to the PACU, the RN notes no urine output. Which physician order should the nurse implement first? a. Administer 20 mg furosemide intravenous (IV) every 4 hours as needed for urine output < 30 mL/hr. b. Administer a 500-mL bolus of 0.9% normal saline intravenously over 2 hours. c. Irrigate the indwelling urinary catheter gently with 30 mL 0.9% normal saline. d. Provide maintenance IV fluids of D5 NS to infuse at 100 mL/hr.
A patient has been admitted to the critical care unit with a severed spinal cord injury at the T2 level
The patient has been in halo traction with immobilization for the past week. The physician explains to the patient that the spinal cord has been severed and that the patient will not be able to walk again. The patient becomes overtly hostile to everyone. The patient is demonstrating a. regression. b. loss of autonomy. c. ineffective coping. d. hope.
A mother comes to the pediatric clinic and says to the nurse, I am worried about my 11-month-old baby because he is not crawling yet and his brother crawled when he was 11 months old. Is something wrong? Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
a. It is highly unusual for siblings not to reach developmental milestones at the same time. Ill ask the doctor to assess him. b. All babies reach developmental milestones at different rates. c. This may be something to worry about. Ill have the doctor examine him. d. Dont worry; hell crawl soon enough.
Scheduling challenges on the part of nurses form a significant challenge to the EBP education initiative that is being planned at a hospital. How should the leadership team best address this challenge?
A) Require each nurse to attend on one of his or her normal days off B) Provide self-directed learning modules C) Create a group of nurses that will learn about EBP and a group that will not D) Remind nurses to implement EBP as much as possible in their practice