A client who is 39 weeks pregnant begins to feel labor pains, cramping and contractions. What hormone is responsible for uterine contractions?
a. prolactin c. oxytocin
b. follicle stimulating hormone d. luteinizing hormone
C
Oxytocin stimulates uterine contractions and causes breast to release milk into ducts.
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The nurse is finalizing a plan of care for a school-age client newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. On which areas should the plan focus to achieve the maximum outcomes for this client?
Select all that apply. A) Ways to minimize the number of school days missed B) Identification and referral to community resources C) Physical activities that limit exposure to injuries D) Self-management of glucose monitoring and medications E) Signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia and actions to take
A client on the mental health unit has agoraphobia and refuses to go to the dayroom for a scheduled unit activity. The nurse can best reduce the client's anxiety by which action?
1. Premedicate the client with a benzodiazepine. 2. Require the client to go but stay for only 10 minutes. 3. Reinforce that the client knows everyone else on the unit. 4. Offer to accompany the client and stay with her.
To decrease the pain associated with an episiotomy immediately after birth, the nurse would:
A) Offer warm blankets B) Encourage the woman to void C) Apply an ice pack to the site D) Offer a warm sitz bath
A nonpregnant client is diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis (BV). What does the nurse expect to administer?
1. Penicillin G 2 million units IM one time 2. Zithromax 1 mg p.o. b.i.d. for 2 weeks 3. Doxycycline 100 mg p.o. b.i.d. for a week 4. Metronidazole 500 mg p.o. b.i.d. for a week