The nurse, planning care for a client recovering from abdominal surgery, will implement which activity to promote peristalsis in the postoperative period?
a. Administration of narcotics
b. Advancing diet to regular diet
c. Administration of antiemetics
d. Ambulation
ANS: D
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1. The client's activity level is sedentary. 2. The client follows a vegetarian diet. 3. The client went on a mission trip to Mexico last month. 4. The client drinks four to six beers each weekend.
Supportive care for the family of an infant who died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) includes
1. interviewing parents to determinethe cause of the SIDS incident. 2. allowing parents to hold,touch,androck the infant. 3. sheltering parents from the grief bynot giving them any personal items of the infant,such as footprints. 4. advising parents that an autopsy isnot necessary.
Which client is at the greatest risk for developing an acid–base imbalance or electrolyte disorder?
1. A client who has a gastrostomy tube 2. 18-month-old who has had watery stools for 3 days 3. 70-year-old with constipation 4. 27-year-old with a 24-hour history of nausea and vomiting
When caring for a prolapsed umbilical cord, you should:
A) position the mother in a left lateral recumbent position with her knees flexed into her abdomen. B) keep the presenting part of the baby off the umbilical cord during rapid transport to the hospital. C) have your partner cover the exposed portion of the umbilical cord with dry, sterile dressings. D) instruct the mother to push during each contraction to facilitate passage of the baby past the cord.