A pacer electrode placed against a thin right ventricular wall of the heart causing electrical stimulation of the abdominal muscle and diaphragm may produce
A) gastric irritation.
B) respiratory distress.
C) chest pain.
D) hiccups.
D
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Chemotherapy has been used for the past 3 months to treat a client with pancreatic cancer. The CA 19-9 levels are rising. Which explanation would the nurse attribute as the most likely cause?
A) It is normal for this antigen to rise for up to 6 months. B) The client is having an adverse response to the chemotherapy. C) The chemotherapy is effectively destroying the cancer cells. D) The cancer is growing despite the chemotherapy treatment.
Women who become pregnant after the age of 35 are more likely to:
a. have multiple births because of increased fertility rates. b. be hypotensive during the pregnancy. c. have fewer obstetric complications due to stronger pelvic structure. d. have a child who has a trisomy 21 abnormality.
Which of the following actions by the graduate nurse would not be advised during an interview campaign?
a. Plan 3 interviews in a day, b. Identify a date to begin employment. c. Ask questions about the interview process. d. Research the prospective employer.
A client has delivered a stillborn child at 26 weeks' gestation. She tells the nurse that none of her friends have called or visited, and that her husband's parents seem unwilling to talk about the loss
The nurse recognizes the mother's grief as which of the following? 1. Disenfranchised grief 2. Bereavement 3. An intuitive style of coping 4. Denial