The nurse notes that a pregnant patient's maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) levels are elevated. What does this information suggest to the nurse?
A) Her child is at risk for Down syndrome
B) Her child is at risk for neural tube defects
C) The test may have been run during the wrong weeks' gestation
D) Further tests are required based on the results
Ans: B
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A. "I need to ask you, do you feel safe from abuse right now?" B. "Is your partner threatening or harming you in any way right now?" C. "This is something we ask everyone: Do you have any abuse in your life right now?" D. "We ask everyone this: Do you feel safe in your living environment and relationships?"
The nurse is caring for a 2-month-old with cerebral palsy. The infant is limp and flaccid with uncontrolled, slow, wormlike, writhing, or twisting movements. How would the nurse best describe these movements?
A) Spastic B) Athetoid C) Ataxic D) Mixed
In a teaching plan for clients newly diagnosed with diabetes, the nurse would include some basic facts relative to the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus, such as
a. insulin assists in metabolizing fats for energy. b. insulin must be present to convert glucose to glycogen. c. the liver is capable of producing adequate insulin levels. d. urine output increases to excrete by-products of fat metabolism.
A patient with an intestinal infection that is
positive for the Giardia lamblia organism will be taking an antiprotozoal drug. The nurse will include which information in the teaching plan for this patient? a. The urine may become dilute and pale during therapy. b. Taking the medications with food reduces gastrointestinal upset. c. The medications should be taken on an empty stomach. d. The drugs may be discontinued once the diarrhea subsides.