Which of the following terms describes the onset of glucose tolerance during pregnancy?
A. gestational diabetes
B. diabetes insipidus
C. gravid diabetes
D. diabetes mellitus
Answer: A
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A woman who gave birth 2 months ago calls the perinatal clinic crying because her hair is falling out in large amounts. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Advise the woman to make an appointment with a dermatologist. B. Explain that this symptom will end once she stops breastfeeding. C. Reassure the woman that her hair will grow back within a year. D. Tell the woman it's really extra hair that grew in pregnancy.
Several nurses from outside the United States were recently hired at your hospital because they had passed the NCLEX-RN. According to Mattson (2009), many of these nurses would be astonished by which of the following?
a. Number of medications each patient receives b. Amount of supplies nurses waste on each patient. c. Amount of documentation and the focus on cost-effective care d. Number of languages spoken fluently by the staff.
The nurse is teaching a group of new parents about the experience of role transition. Which statement by a parent indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?
a. "My marital relationship can have a positive or negative effect on the role transition." b. "If an infant has special care needs, the parents' sense of confidence in their new role is strengthened." c. "Young parents can adjust to the new role more easily than older parents." d. "A parent's previous experience with children makes the role transition more difficult."
A home care nurse is conducting a home assessment. The nurse is looking for the presence of sensory alterations. Factors to assess include if any changes have occurred in which of the fol-lowing? Select all that apply
A. Work B. Health promotion C. Seeing, hearing, touch D. Self-care management