The nurse teaching a patient preventative measures regarding vaginal infections should include which of the following as an important risk factor?
A) High estrogen levels
B) Menarche
C) Non-pregnant state
D) Frequent douching
Ans: D
Feedback: Risk factors associated with vulvovaginal infections include pregnancy, premenarche, low estrogen levels, and frequent douching. Refer to Chart 47-1.
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The nurse was reported for not following unit policy in relaying a client's complaint regarding another staff member. During a meeting, the nurse insists he managed the situation appropriately. How should the manager respond?
1. "Let's schedule another meeting for later in the week after you have had time to reflect on the situation a little more." 2. "Let's explore some alternative solutions to what happened." 3. "I am going to request a meeting for both of us and the human resources director." 4. "As I see it, the problem is your inability to follow the simplest of unit policies and to take direction."
Which of the following factors is likely to impact nursing care related to aging populations?
1. There is a surplus of available nursing homes. 2. More people will find themselves as the "sandwich generation," caring for parents and children at the same time. 3. Most elderly people are sick, frail, and dependent on others. 4. All of the above.
The most dangerous effect on the fetus of a mother who smokes cigarettes while pregnant is
a. Genetic changes and anomalies b. Extensive central nervous system damage c. Fetal addiction to the substance inhaled d. Intrauterine growth restriction
The nurse removes the client's indwelling urinary catheter but, 8 hours later, the client has not voided. Which intervention should the nurse try first to facilitate client voiding?
1. Run a trickle of water in the bathroom. 2. Apply rolling motion over the bladder. 3. Ask about voiding difficulties in the past. 4. Instruct client to run warm water on perineum.