Doctors have found that increasing a woman's folic acid consumption by just 5 milligrams each day reduces the incidence of __________ by 85 percent.
A. cleft palate
B. cerebral palsy
C. Down syndrome
D. neural tube defects
Ans: D. neural tube defects
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Priority nursing actions to achieve critical goals in the postoperative period for a client who has just returned from a Billroth II procedure should include
a. encouraging oral intake. b. ensuring frequent coughing and deep breathing. c. irrigating the client's NG tube every hour. d. maintaining the client in the semi-Fowler position.
In Smith's Unitary Theory of Caring, nurses approach knowing their patients through using ________ and _________abilities to grasp _______
A. Problem-solving, nursing diagnosis, outcome B. Sensory, extrasensory, wholeness C. Sensory, extrasensory, patterning D. Creative emergence, appreciating pattern, concept synthesis
During a therapeutic group, two clients engage in an angry verbal exchange. The nurse leader interrupts the exchange and excuses both of the clients from the group. The nurse has demonstrated which leadership style?
A. Autocratic B. Democratic C. Laissez-faire D. Bureaucratic
A nursing instructor is developing a teaching plan to address Nursing Minimal Data Sets. When describing the underlying purpose for its creation, which of the following would the instructor include?
A) Identify information useful for nurse–managers B) Identify activities nurses do daily C) Determine costs for home care patients D) Provide a means for supporting nursing research