After teaching a group of pregnant women about breast-feeding, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which hormone as important for the production of breast milk after childbirth?
A) Placental estrogen
B) Progesterone
C) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
D) Prolactin
D
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Family members bring a patient to the ED with pale cool skin, sudden midsternal chest pain unrelieved with rest, and a history of CAD. How should the nurse best interpret these initial data?
A) The symptoms indicate angina and should be treated as such. B) The symptoms indicate a pulmonary etiology rather than a cardiac etiology. C) The symptoms indicate an acute coronary episode and should be treated as such. D) Treatment should be determined pending the results of an exercise stress test.
A pregnant woman's diet may not meet her need for folates. A good source of this nutrient is
a. Chicken b. Cheese c. Potatoes d. Green leafy vegetables
The patient is to receive phenytoin (Dilantin) at 0900. The nurse knows that the ideal time to draw a trough level is
a. 0800. b. 0830. c. 0900. d. 0930.
A patient is taking cefadroxil (Duricef) and comes to the clinic complaining of loose stools for several days. The primary care NP notes normal vital signs; warm, pink skin with elastic turgor; and moist mucous membranes. The NP should:
a. order tests for Clostridium difficile–associated disease (CDAD). b. discontinue the cefadroxil. c. reassure the patient that loose stools are common with antibiotics. d. recommend consuming lactobacillus-containing foods to minimize diarrhea.