The vaginal discharge following delivery is called lochia. It changes color over time and has different names. The initial discharge is charted by the nurse as lochia:
a. serosa.
b. rubra.
c. palatine.
d. alba.
B
Initially, the drainage is called lochia rubra.
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The nurse is providing teaching by telephone to a patient who is scheduled for a pelvic examination and Pap test next week. The nurse instructs the patient that she should
a. shower, but not take a tub bath, before the examination. b. not have sexual intercourse the day before the Pap test. c. avoid douching for at least 24 hours before the examination. d. schedule to have the Pap test just after her menstrual period.
When assessing a patient with type I hypoxemic failure, the nurse would evaluate for which contributing health problem? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Acute respiratory distress syndrome 2. Asthma 3. Cardiogenic pulmonary edema 4. Pneumonia 5. Narcotic overdose
Occupational health nursing is classified as
A) Community-based healthcare B) Institutional healthcare C) Residential healthcare D) Tertiary healthcare
To study body structure and function, the nurse must have an understanding of the vocabulary used in the healthcare field called medical terminology
Healthcare professional use medical terminology to communicate assessment findings, diagnostic test results, and other pertinent information. Based on this information, a client asks the student nurse what the word intravenous means. The student nurse breaks the word into parts for the client. When the student nurse breaks down the word for the client, which part of the word represents the root of the word? A) In B) Ous C) Tra D) Ven