Why does the nurse stop and think before implementing touch when providing care to a patient from a different culture?
A. Influences the patient's personal space
B. Influences environmental control
C. Impacts time orientation
D. Alters social organization
Answer: A
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A nurse counsels a patient on ways to determine the person's total sleep requirement. Which instruction would produce the most accurate results?
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P.T. is a married 30-year-old gravida 4, para 1203 at 28 weeks' gestation. She arrives in the labor and deliv-
ery unit at a level 2 hospital complaining of low back pain and frequency of urination. She states that she feels occasional uterine cramping and believes that her membranes have not ruptured. You are the charge nurse and admit P.T. to the unit. Based on the information you have been given, identify the two most likely diagnoses for her.
During the physical examination for the first prenatal visit, it is noted that Chadwick's sign is present. What is Chadwick's sign?
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