The nurse anticipates the decrease of what hormone as labor approaches?
A) estrogen B) oxytocin C) fetal cortisol D) progesterone
D
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The patient is being discharged home from day surgery after a general anesthetic. What instruction should the patient be given prior to leaving the hospital?
A) The patient is not to drive a vehicle. B) The patient should have a glass of brandy the first night at home to help him or her sleep. C) Eat a large meal at home. D) Do not sign important papers for the first 12 hours after surgery.
A nursing student is preparing an oral presentation about autosomal recessive inheritance. Which of the following must occur for an offspring to demonstrate signs and symptoms of the disorder with this type of inheritance?
A) Both parents must be heterozygous carriers. B) One parent must have the disease. C) The mother must be a carrier. D) The father must be affected by the disease.
A nurse provides instructions to the mother of a newborn with hyperbilirubinemia who is being breastfed. The nurse determines that the mother understands the instructions if the mother says that she will:
A. Bottle feed only B. Breastfeed the newborn every 2 to 3 hours C. Provide water feedings between breast feedings D. Feed her newborn less frequently until the bilirubin level drops
The nurse is assessing a client's pain and has elicited information on the location, quality, intensity, effect on functioning, aggravating and relieving factors, and onset and duration. What question by the nurse would be best to ask the client for compl
a. "Are you worried about addiction to pain pills?" b. "Do you attach any spiritual meaning to pain?" c. "How high would you say your pain tolerance is?" d. "What pain rating would be acceptable to you?"