The nurse is caring for a female patient with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) who wants to have children. What should the nurse explain about the effect of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) on fertility?
A) It causes anovulation due to interference with secretion of pituitary hormones
B) It causes changes in cervical mucus that make it less receptive to penetration by sperm
C) It causes sperm-agglutinating antibodies to be produced in the vagina
D) It interferes with the transport of ova due to tubal scarring
Ans: D
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a. "How much do you think you should weigh?" b. "Don't worry about it; you're not that overweight." c. "The best thing for you would be to go on a diet." d. "I used to always think I was fat when I was your age."
A woman who is 28 weeks pregnant is admitted to the high-risk OB unit with preterm premature rupture of the membranes. Four hours after admission, the nurse notes the following:
temperature: 38.5 °C (101.5 °F), maternal pulse: 122 beats/minute, and white blood cell count: 23,000 mm3. Which action by the nurse takes priority? A. Document the findings and notify the health-care provider. B. Facilitate fern testing or Nitrazine testing on vaginal fluid. C. Prepare to administer a prn dose of acetaminophen (Tylenol). D. Reassure the woman that these are expected findings.
North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International (NANDA-I) is an organization focusing on revising nursing diagnosis taxonomy and evaluates nursing research to validate the diagnostic labels
The NANDA-I taxonomy and new nursing diagnoses are published every: a. 2 years. b. 3 years. c. 4 years. d. 5 years.
Columbus was presented tobacco by natives of ____ __________ in 1492 and he brought it with him back to Spain.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).