The STEP form of treatment is the:
a. Systematic Time Elapsed Program
b. Systems Treatment Entirety Program
c. Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program
d. Systemic Triage Enhancement Program
c. Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program
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The nurse outlines the phases of the sexual response. Arrange the phases in order of occurrence. Put a comma and space between each answer choice (a, b, c, d, etc.)
a. Nipples become erect. b. Involuntary muscle spasms occur. c. Engorgement resolves. d. Heart rate slows. e. Skin flushes.
To reassure and educate their patients concerning changes in their blood pressure, maternity nurses should be aware that:
1. too small a blood pressure cuff yields too low a reading; too large yields too high a reading. 2. shifting the position of the woman and changing from arm to arm for different measurement yields the most accurate composite blood pressure reading at each visit. 3. systolic blood pressure increases slightly as pregnancy advances; diastolic remains constant. 4. compression of the iliac veins and inferior vena cava by the uterus contributes to hemorrhoids in the latter part of term pregnancy.
An older adult professor complains of dryness of the eyes after reading or doing computer work. When educating this patient about the dryness, which cause will the nurse include in the teaching session?
1) Fatty deposits around the eyelids 2) The lens becoming more opaque 3) A decrease in tear production 4) Decreased ability to constrict the pupil
Your patient is being induced because of her worsening preeclampsia. She is also receiving magnesium sulfate. It appears that her labor has not become active despite several hours of oxytocin administration
She asks the nurse, "Why is it taking so long?" The most appropriate response by the nurse would be: a. "The magnesium is relaxing your uterus and competing with the oxytocin. It may increase the duration of your labor." b. "I don't know why it is taking so long." c. "The length of labor varies for different women." d. "Your baby is just being stubborn."