A pregnant patient suspected of drug abuse is admitted to the emergency department. The nurse plans to teach the patient about which complications associated with drug use during pregnancy? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Preterm birth
2. Low birth weight
3. Birth defects
4. Allergies to narcotics
5. Increased labor
1,2,3
Rationale 1: Many illicit drugs can cause preterm birth.
Rationale 2: Many illicit drugs can cause low birth weight.
Rationale 3: Many illicit drugs can cause birth defects.
Rationale 4: No research suggests that drug use can cause allergies to narcotics.
Rationale 5: No research suggests that drug use can cause increased labor.
Global Rationale: Illicit drugs can cause preterm birth, low birth weight, or birth defects. No research suggests that drug use can cause allergies to narcotics or increased labor.
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The nurse who collects data for the admission assessment asks questions about self-concept, including those that deal with Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Career 2. IQ 3. Personal appearance 4. Coping abilities 5. Self care
A renowned nursing theorist who is the author of several books is described as being powerful. What type of power does this represent?
a. Coercive power b. Legitimate power c. Informational power d. Expert power
When faced with a scenario where it is believed that a client from another cultural background is using herbal remedies along with the prescribed medication to treat her arthritis. The nurse's first action should be to:
1. Educate the client concerning the danger of taking herbs and the prescribed med-ication 2. Inquire of the client as to the reason for using herbal remedies along with the pre-scribed medication 3. Ask the client to identify what herbal remedies are being used along with the prescribed medications 4. Alert the physician to the client's use of herbal remedies in addition to the pre-scribed medications
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A. Glucocorticoids are the least potent anti-inflammatory agents available. B. Glucocorticoids interfere with a specific stage of the inflammatory response. C. Glucocorticoids tend to have a greater effect on B-cells and T-cells than they have on macrophages. D. Glucocorticoids require a transport binding globulin to carry them to the target tissue.