A client experienced prolonged labor with prolonged premature rupture of membranes. The nurse would be alert for which of the following in the mother and the newborn?
A) Infection
B) Hemorrhage
C) Trauma
D) Hypovolemia
A
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A patient is administered atropine to increase the heart rate. What is the action of atropine?
A) It blocks the parasympathetic vagal stimulation. B) It exacerbates the parasympathetic vagal stimulation. C) It provides long-acting antihistamine blockage. D) It blocks cell wall synthesis of gram-negative bacilli.
The nurse is caring for a nine-month-old who just returned from the PACU after a shunt placement for hydrocephalus. Which of the physician's orders would the nurse question?
1. Vital signs and neuro checks hourly 2. Small, frequent formula feedings 3. Elevate head of bed 4. Daily head circumference
The drug of choice to treat gonorrhea is:
a. Penicillin G. b. Tetracycline. c. Ceftriaxone. d. Acyclovir.
A client has had two episodes of bacterial cystitis in the last 6 months. Which questions should the nurse ask? (Select all that apply.)
a. "How much water do you drink every day?" b. "Do you take estrogen replacement?" c. "Does anyone in your family have a his-tory of cystitis?" d. "Do you have any condition that affects your immune system?" e. "Are you on steroids or other immune suppressant drugs?" f. "Do you drink grapefruit juice every day?"